Do you think the internet is good for your health?!
Question: Is it a good thing that we can now look up symptoms and even consult doctors online?
Answers: Is it a good thing that we can now look up symptoms and even consult doctors online?
For me, it's good for taking care of my kids, but bad for taking care of myself. I can always look up what's going on with my kids and use the appropriate home treatments before resorting to a doctor's visit for them. For myself, though, finding out that whatever I think is wrong with me has an actual name always makes me feel worse.
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yes knowledge is always a good thing in peoples lives
and sometimes the doctors cant figure our, or wont, what is wrong
and then you go ask someone on here, or look up your symptoms and get something that could help
hows that not good?
also, the social aspect, like emails, msn, answers chat rooms, is all good for our health
we have a very large social cortex and being online with millions of other people of all kinds really fulfills that to a large degree, although, this is also the reason its so addictive a lot of the time
because it does feel so good and we need to have it in our lives, our serotonin becomes addicted and rises, significantly, when we come on here and talk or find out info
like doing anything you really enjoy
so its a matter, as of everything in life, of balancing it all out and not doing it too much or too littlte
Dear M&M,
I've been a nurse for twenty-seven years.
One of the best things that I have seen in my lifetime, from my nursing prespective, is how the internet has expanded the knowledge anf information on diseases and treatments for all kinds of conditions. It is truly WONDERFUL.
I am glad to look up information. I don't have to run to the library on a rainy or snowy day. I can acess inforamtion, that I would npt be able to in my cities little library that has limited space and funding.
Even the state that I am in is requesting, for the first time, for nurses to renew their licensure through the internet.
I hope my answers have been helpful.
Take care and God bless.
The Dinosaur Lady
The Internet is very good for health research as there is a wealth of health information and advice there if you know where to find it but there is a lot of junk information there as well and you must not believe everything that is posted on the Internet.