Myths of Internet

Myths of Internet

 

Dr Megha Luthra
Professor
Dept of Community Medicine
Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences
Dehradun,Uttarakhand

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”
                                                                                                                   -Mark Twain

With the turning of the epoch, ‘The Internet’ has replaced the book and we witness an unprecedented bounty of easily accessible medical information available to the public. “Google it” is a common task of all generations. No doubt the world is at our fingertips, but is there a flip side to it as well? In the midst of many factual, informative and helpful websites for people looking for more information on a specific symptom or disease, online support services, online medical journals and textbooks lurk websites supporting every bizarre theory or endorsing a wonder treatment for whatever ails you.

Myths of Internet

 

Dr Megha Luthra
Professor
Dept of Community Medicine
Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences
Dehradun,Uttarakhand

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”
                                                                                                                   -Mark Twain

With the turning of the epoch, ‘The Internet’ has replaced the book and we witness an unprecedented bounty of easily accessible medical information available to the public. “Google it” is a common task of all generations. No doubt the world is at our fingertips, but is there a flip side to it as well? In the midst of many factual, informative and helpful websites for people looking for more information on a specific symptom or disease, online support services, online medical journals and textbooks lurk websites supporting every bizarre theory or endorsing a wonder treatment for whatever ails you.