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Tips to Determine if Online Health Information is Reliable

With all the health information available these days, it is not always so easy to decipher what is accurate and what is unreliable. Often, different sources will present conflicting advice and you are left to figure out who is telling the truth and who is just presenting more fake news. How can you tell if a source of health information is trust-worthy?

Where is it from?

Knowing how to tell what websites and authors are trustworthy is the first step of finding good information. Here’s how to tell if you’re accessing information from a team that’s worth trusting:

• It is from a well-known, trusted source of medical information. Good examples of…

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Addiction

The most auspicious moment of your life is when you make the commitment to know the truth, a commitment so firm there is no turning back - Swami Chidvilasananda

Business of Health

I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it - Lord Brabazon (1884 - 1964)

Cancer

I avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward - Charlotte Brontë

Child Health

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men - Frederick Douglass

Complementary & Alternative Health

The art of healing comes from nature and not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature with an open mind - Paracelsus

Dental

Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond. —Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605

Diabetes

Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful - Dale Evans Rogers

Doctor

Time is generally the best doctor - Ovid

Emergency Medicine

Care shouldn't start in the emergency room - James Douglas

Emerging Tech

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other - Bill Gates

Environmental Health

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment - Ansel Adams

Fitness

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live - Jim Rohn

Food

Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water - W. C. Fields

Heart

Laugh and be thankful—it’s good for the heart - Patrick J. Skerrett

Men's Health

He who enjoys good health is rich, though he knows it not - Italian Proverb

Mental Health

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with - Adam Ant

Nurse

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway - Earl Nightingale

Pharmacist

Rule #1 of life. Do what makes YOUR area manager happy – Twitter, @MrDispenser

Stroke

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough - Richard M. DeVos

Women's Health

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well - Marcus Valerius Martial

Resources

4 Reasons Why Blogs Are Unreliable Sources

Since anyone can blog, some of them might not be maintained by professionals. Reading an article from a blog cannot mean that the person is an experienced professional in that topic.

Are Blogs a Reliable Source of Information?

Many blogs become outlets for personal opinions and ideologies to be shared, but blogs also serve as legitimate sources of news and information from industry experts. Since their reputation is on the line, it’s likely they are speaking truthfully about what they offer. Even still, the question remains, can you trust every blog you read on the Internet?