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Half of women are diagnosing themselves online says Ofcom
(Telegraph 15/10/2009)
More than half of women are diagnosing themselves online according to report despite fears of bogus advice. Increasing numbers of people (48 per cent) say that they have used the internet to find out more about an illness according to a report by Ofcom, the media regulator. The research found women are more likely to do so, with 53 per cent admitted to looking online for medical advice, in a trend has become known was %u2018Dr Google%u2019.
Web creator hopes internet will lead to cure for cancer
(The Scotsman 10/06/2009)
THE man credited with inventing the worldwide web said he hoped the internet might help combat climate change and incurable diseases. Sir Tim Berners-Lee said the increasing mass of online information could help experts to spot breakthroughs in the battles against illnesses such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease, as well as environmental concerns such as global warming. The Oxford-educated professor was speaking in New York after receiving a lifetime achievement prize.
Man jailed for fake Viagra scam
(BBC 08/06/2009)
A former bankrupt businessman who funded a luxury lifestyle by selling unlicensed Viagra-like drugs over the internet has been jailed for two years. Southwark Crown Court heard Martin Hickman, 49, of Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, sold fake pills. Hickman was charged with dealing in fake and unlicensed medicine and money laundering. He admitted six counts. The inquiry was one of the biggest in the history of the Medicines and Health Care products Regulatory Authority.
Virginia Ironside’s Dilemmas: My daughter spends nearly all her spare time on the internet,
(The Independent 18/05/2009)
Dear Virginia, My daughter, who's nine, spends nearly all her spare time on the internet, chatting to her friends - or people she thinks of as her friends. I have tried to limit her time online, but when I do, she gets into such a state that I find it quite distressing. She also says "everybody does it". Other parents I've spoken to don't seem to worry about this issue and say it's just how children are these days. Am I out of touch? I can't believe it's good for her. Yours sincerely, Bella
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Fears over web health revolution
(BBC 21/04/2009)
Concerns have been raised about the use of the internet and new technologies to revolutionise health care. There has been a rise in the use of online drug sales and private DNA tests and scans in recent years, says the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. But the independent group said such changes may be putting patients at risk or leading to unnecessary alarm. Nuffield officials said more regulation may be needed and have launched a consultation to discuss the issues.
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New logo identifies safe online pharmacy
(eHealthInsider 17/04/2009)
David Pruce, director of policy for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain , said it had created an Internet Pharmacy Logo "to help the public identify bona fide pharmacy websites where they can purchase medicines safely. We also advise members of the public to make other checks in addition to looking for the Internet Pharmacy Logo when buying medicines online," he added.
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Tories would 'end monopoly' of NHS Choices
(eHealthInsider 15/04/2009)
The Conservative Party would remove NHS Choices from Department of Health control and force it to compete on the same terms as other healthcare information providers. The party says NHS Choices is failing to get adequate information to managers, clinicians and patients and that it is not sufficiently independent. "We will end the dominance of NHS Choices and open up the market for the provision of information to any willing provider," it says.
Doctors call for Google to change ad policies
(eHealthInsider 06/04/2009)
Doctors are calling on internet search engine Google to change its advertising policies to prevent links to unproven remedies appearing when patients search for medical information. Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at Florence University, Italy, writing in the BMJ, claim that Google's sponsored links are sometimes to web pages that contain worrying medical claims [websites using Google advertising can block bad links].
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Computer risk
(BBC 24/02/2009)
A number of reports have recently linked online networking and computer games to health risks. Susan Greenfield, the eminent neuroscientist and head of the Royal Institution, is the latest to weigh into the debate, warning that young people's brains may be fundamentally altered by internet activity. She told peers in the House of Lords it would be worth considering a link with the rise in autism.
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