Sunday, February 19, 2006

No Scolding Needed

The internet is full of medical advice sites, but unfortunately, most of them aren’t so good. Between the irrational fear-inducing sites, those that are mainly just advertising platforms, and those that are deliberately misleading (no, the chiropractor can’t cure asthma, neither can blue-green algae or colloidal silver), the hunt for useful medical info on the internet can be tough.

2 good sources:

Medline plus: part of the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the NIH
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Easy to search, no ads, with good overview info for asthma and lots of information about treatment. Also with links to other reliable sources, like the American Lung Association.

WebMD:
www.webmd.com
Also with good information, easy to search, but has some ads on it.

And just in case you ever want to read about the weird medications, therapies, and fads available on the internet - www.quackwatch.org
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