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There are many useful WWW and
gopher sites that will give you excellent information about various
health issues. In general, those that are sponsored by medical
school departments, well-respected national organizations, and
individuals whose professional status and credentials are well
known will have the most reliable information. But there are
a number of precautions that you should take when accessing any
health-related information on the Internet. Just because it's
on the Internet or WWW, don't assume it's true. Although there are many competent professionals offering good information, there are also many well-intentioned but misguided people giving bad or misleading information. There are also unscrupulous folks who are there to take advantage of you. NO reputable practitioner will give you medical advice over the Internet. It is not possible to give appropriate medical
advice without examining the patient and accessing the necessary
laboratory data. Before you act on any health information you
receive from the Internet, check with your own personal physician.
Your doctor is responsible for your health care and is accountable
for the information he/she gives you; whereas the person who
gives out information on the Internet doesn't know you, may or
may not know what they are talking about, and may or may not
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