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Nowadays, a lot of information about medical conditions and illnesses is freely available on the internet. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for most people? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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nternet has changed everything. Currently, healthcare
information
 is abundant for free on the
internet
. From my point of view,
this
 is a bad thing, because quantity does not mean
quality
 and there are huge risks related to
take
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 medication without medical supervision.
Internet
 is a virtual space without regulations. Individuals are able to publish whatever they think
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is right.
This
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the amount of
information
 available for
using
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 for several purposes,
nevertheless
, no one can assure the
quality
 of
this
information
 because it is a
time consuming
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 task.
For instance
, Wikipedia is the biggest online library in all over the world. Thousands of articles are edited every day by thousands of volunteers.
However
, there is not an internal or external organization aims to evaluate the
quality
 of the articles. People could experiment
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several problems if they consume medical and illness
information
 from these type of sources. Individuals who take medications without professional supervision are at risks. Aas a result of self-medication, our bodies can suffer short-term or long-term consequences
such
 as headaches and vision problems to name a few.
For example
, an
american
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internet
entrepeneur
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entrepreneur
 called Jhon Chacon started an online business to sell pills in order to improve cognition. He edited many sources of
information
 on the
internet
 to promote his false value proposition. He invested
on
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 many influencers and marketing campaigns.
As a result
, thousands of people
bougth
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bought
 his product. Due to the toxicity of the pills, more than ten young adults died.
Thus
, searches on
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nternet for
self medication
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self-medication
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 are risky. In a nutshell, a lot of healthcare
information
free
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 available on the
internet
 is not a positive thing, because the quantity of
information
 is not the same as the
quality
 of
information
 and there are huge risks if individuals decide to take medication under
self supervision
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self-supervision
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.
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