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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/virtual-health-what-to-look-for-in-online-health-info/">Virtual Health? What to Look for in Online Health Info</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted October 4, 2007 at 09:00 AM by Sahara Jackson</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">(ARA) – A recent study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicates a growing number of Americans are seeking general health information from the Internet as a first source, rather than consulting their doctors. In 2003, 51 percent of those randomly surveyed said they turned to the Internet first for health information, according to the report titled, “Cancer Communication: Health Information National Trends Survey.’’ That number rose to 58 percent when the question was posed again two years later; even though another report shows the public’s trust in online material about health has declined. People may be concerned that Internet searches often end in frustration or the retrieval of inaccurate, even dangerous information. But turning to the Internet is not necessarily a bad thing, experts say. You just need to make sure the site you’re…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/virtual-health-what-to-look-for-in-online-health-info/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/virtual-health-what-to-look-for-in-online-health-info/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/virtual-health-what-to-look-for-in-online-health-info/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/virtual-health-what-to-look-for-in-online-health-info/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>