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NEWS:
Counteracting Snake Oil Ads With Reliable Health Information “The information age has, without a doubt, changed personal health. No longer is the doctor's office the lone venue for the dissemination of health information. The Internet has helped reform the physician-patient relationship, improved health literacy, and empowered patients. But it has also helped spread misinformation, created demand for medically unnecessary treatments, and dramatized rare diseases or improbable public health concerns. The information age works only if the information is accurate.”
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Cancer Patients Who Do Research Get Newest Drugs
Echinacea for prevention of the common cold: an illustrative overview of how information from different systematic reviews is summarised on the internet (Preventive Medicine 2009)
MRI of the breast: does the internet accurately report its beneficial uses and limitations? (Breast J. 2009) “The reading level was close to high school graduate. Internet sites describing breast MRI were mostly commercially sponsored, more often described the potential beneficial uses of the procedure than its limitations, and were of variable quality and high reading level. With the lack of enforceable standards for display of medical information on the Internet, providers should encourage patients to direct their searches to the most credible sites.”
Review of the quality of information on bipolar disorder on the Internet (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2009) “Conclusions: High-quality information on bipolar disorder does exist on the Internet. It is important that clinicians are familiar with such websites so that they can recommend the most appropriate site that meets the specific need of the individual. Use of such websites can assist clinicians in adhering to clinical practice guidelines by providing material to augment psychoeducational interventions.”
Seeking health information online: does Wikipedia matter? (J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009)
The information seeking behaviour of paediatricians accessing web-based resources. (Arch Dis Child. 2009)
Use of the internet for health purposes: trends in Norway 2000-2010. (Scand J Caring Sci. 2009)
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