Background: There have been many studies showing the variable quality of Internet health
information and it has often been assumed that patients will blindly follow this and frequently …

Background: The Government has invested£ 7 million (approx. $11.5 million) to connect all
Primary Care Practices in Scotland to the National Health Service Intranet (NHSnet). This …

The Internet has revolutionized the way information is shared and accessed. Information
retrieval is easier now than ever before. Since the rise of modern search engines, social …

Background: Adults with low literacy may encounter informational obstacles on the Internet
when searching for health information, in part because most health Web sites require at …

Objective. To determine what types of consumers use the Internet as a source of health
information. Data Sources. A survey of consumer use of the Internet for health information …

Background: In 1998 the Swedish noncommercial public health service Infomedica opened
an Ask the Doctor service on its Internet portal. At no charge, anyone with Internet access …

Background: The Internet is known to be used for health purposes by the general public all
over the world. However, little is known about the use of, attitudes toward, and activities …

Background Internet hospitals show great potential for adequately fulfilling people's
demands for high-quality outpatient services, and with the normalization of the epidemic …

Background: Relatively little is known about the extent to which young adults use the Internet
as a health information resource and whether there are factors that distinguish between …

Research has shown that 74% of all US adults use the Internet, and 61% have looked for
health or medical information on the Internet ( 1). Additionally, 49% have accessed a …