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

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medication without medical supervision.

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is a virtual space without regulations. Individuals are able to publish whatever they think

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is right.

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leads to increase

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the amount of

information

available for

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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

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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

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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.

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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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