Getting the Best Medical Advice at the Click of a Button
The Internet offers a bounty of resource for what ever your medical needs are. You can literally arm yourself with the most advanced and accurate medical advice online using various online tools at the click of a button.
Naturally, we suggest that you do your homework thoroughly and filter this information by only reading medical related websites backed by medical professionals and stay focused on those that have medical credence. CNN Health offers some similar advice as well to include that you may want to seek out bloggers and advocacy groups.
Many bloggers do an an excellent job of linking to resources specific to the disease you may be researching. Just make sure you examine these resources to determine if their goals are for informational purposes or for monitary gain. Use search engines to gather your information, again filter out what you think may be junk. One good way to accomplish this is type in the search engine box the name of the disease, and then type next to it the word “article” or “review.”
Search through government web sites, colleges, universities, large medical, research institutions and medical journals. Being curious and viewing the medical advice from all angles before accepting as truth is always a wise position to take.
Tips for Savvy Medical Web Surfing [CNN]
via Lifehacker
