If you surf to find out about any medical problems follow these guidelines for safe surfing:-
- Trust academic sites that end in ac.uk
- If a site displays adverts, be very wary. Best to avoid totally.
- Recognised Charity sites are usually trustworthy.
- Do not be fooled by false references, and double check information on other sites.
- Be careful of sites with outdated information.
- Sites that attack traditional medicine, stay away from!
- Sites that promise to cure chronic ailments such as asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and heart conditions, beware of.
- BMA award winning sites are very trustworthy.
What they believe could be miles from what is actually the truth. They are not truly out to fool you, but the information can do you a lot of harm, so please be careful.
Any treatments you are going to follow, please, consult your Doctor before commencing.