| Many of us have become proactive in our own | | | | First thing to evaluate the health information is to |
| medical care when we learn more and more | | | | consider the source. You need to know who |
| about medicine and disease. People now can get | | | | publish the information. Make sure anyone involved |
| answer to their medical questions without taking a | | | | in publishing the information have no effort to gain |
| trip to the doctor's office. | | | | by providing the information to the public. |
| It is frustrating to see that unbiased verified | | | | Since advertisement affect the source, it is |
| information is difficult to locate as a consumer. | | | | important to know that the publisher may have |
| Honest health information should be easier to find | | | | little interest in your actual medical health or have |
| when you know where to start. Many times we | | | | any responsibility to provide accurate medical |
| notice misrepresented and incorrect information | | | | information. |
| made available to the public from internet. | | | | Use your intuition when it comes to get answer |
| As but as long as there are paid advertisements | | | | for medical questions online. If the information |
| on the internet, this is unlikely to change. That is | | | | does not seem right, there is a good possibility |
| the reason why we are responsible for evaluating | | | | that the data is not accurate at all. It is better to |
| outside factors that influence sources of intended | | | | verify with at least one other source. |
| information. | | | | You must notice red flags words such as miracle |
| People need to evaluate carefully for health | | | | or secret. Health information that contains red |
| information they may get, so they can determine | | | | flags words miracle is often used to provoke an |
| accurate answers to their health problems and | | | | emotional response in an intended audience. |
| make well informed decisions. | | | | |