krzysio
March 20th, 2011, 04:57 PM
Whether in advertisers on websites or in rumors from friends, we are often presented with unreliable health information. A commercial tells you that an expensive new vitamin will reduce your risk of cancer; your friend tells you to not drink from plastic cups. Or was that glass cups?
Health research takes place at such a rapid rate and the information is so vast, you can't expect even your physician or professor to be current about all of it. It is important to have a variety of sources, but you also have to be careful to choose reliable sources.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm137284.htm and http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/How_To_Evaluate_Health_Information_on_the_Internet_Questions_and_Answers.aspx are good introductions on what to watch out for.
As for reliable sources? There are a few. But for basic information about a wide variety of topics you can do well to browse look up Mayo Clinic at www.mayoclinic.com
Health research takes place at such a rapid rate and the information is so vast, you can't expect even your physician or professor to be current about all of it. It is important to have a variety of sources, but you also have to be careful to choose reliable sources.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm137284.htm and http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/How_To_Evaluate_Health_Information_on_the_Internet_Questions_and_Answers.aspx are good introductions on what to watch out for.
As for reliable sources? There are a few. But for basic information about a wide variety of topics you can do well to browse look up Mayo Clinic at www.mayoclinic.com