On 21 Feb 2013 11:56:26 GMT, Huge wrote:

On 2013-02-21, Mark wrote:
On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:16:50 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

Mark wrote
alan wrote
polygonum wrote

One of the very significant effects of the internet is that patients are
now
able to look things up and check them out in ways never previously
viable.

And find that in the USA commonalty available substances such as iodine
and silver will cure all know serious diseases and medical conditions so
there is no need to go to the doctor.

Don't forget the miracle cures, herbal remedies and homeopathic
'medicine'.

Looking on the Internet for medical informaion, IMHO, is usally a bad
idea.

Bull****.

Some sites are obviously fake but others are harder to tell.

Not if you have enough of a clue to work out which claims
are substantiated with proper double blind trials etc.

So, if a site claimed there were proper trials done, then you would
automatically believe it? However you are free to buy your magic
beans if you wish.

I think you'll find sites like PubMed, MedLine, NIH, NHSDirect and the
like are reasonably trustworthy (unless you're a tinfoil hatted loon,
that is.)

I agree there are some sites that are trustworthy. However, take NHS
direct, for example. It is so dumbed down and simplified it's pretty
much useless IMHO.
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