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 <description>&lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.frugalyankee.com/files/healthcare-credibility.jpg&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; height=&quot;180&quot;&gt;According to a Pew survey, 75% of the  people looking for medical information, don&#039;t know the source of the information once they find. In other words, the sources could be good ones or their motives could be suspect.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite that, families can and do take advantage of the enormous wealth of information on the internet. There are many excellent an reputable medical sites out there, but if you are just starting off on a search,  here are ten we recommend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.webmd.com/&quot;&gt;WEBMD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
An excellent place to start any investigation. It has current info as well a diagnostic tools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2) &lt;a href=&quot;http://cdc.gov/&quot;&gt; CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Center for Disease Control is the place for current information on communicable diseases and public health issues. The recent Swine Flu is a an example, but they also have lots of info on other topics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3) &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.everydayhealth.com/&quot;&gt;EVERYDAYHEALTH.COM &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The name says it all.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4) &lt;a href=&quot;http://wrongdiagnosis.com/&quot;&gt; WRONGDIAGNOSIS.COM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:04:50 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Garen Daly</dc:creator>
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