Re: For those of you who are listening to LQ's nonsense


David wrote:

Many doctors roll their eyes privately when they listen to patients
who've been gathering up misinformation over the internet.

The biggest problem with getting medical advice and information from
someone in a newsgroup is that you never really know the person giving
the information. Also, if someone reads a study online they may not be
aware of other contradictary studies, the validity of the study itself,
or the organization's agenda behind the study. The Internet can be a
useful tool, but when it comes to medical advice it's a high wire
tightrope that very few lay people should try to walk upon without a
net. (The net, of course, being a professional doctor.)

Best,
Kurt

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