The 'Net isn't ALL good. Many of those "doctors and lawyers" who would like to "curb" advice that used to "come from them at considerable cost" are actually doing a public service. I can't even count how many times I've heard from my father, a doctor, about how a cancer patient comes in all full of hope because of this "wonderful new treatment" they read about on the internet, which was actually written by a medtech at a small hospital hoping to get his name in the news and possibly make a quick buck. 90% of the people in the medical business are in it to help people, not to scam them. If accurate medical information was being spread over the internet, I know many doctors who would welcome it with open arms. It's the information that is harmful that must be attacked.
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The 'Net isn't ALL good. Many of those "doctors and lawyers" who would like to "curb" advice that used to "come from them at considerable cost" are actually doing a public service. I can't even count how many times I've heard from my father, a doctor, about how a cancer patient comes in all full of hope because of this "wonderful new treatment" they read about on the internet, which was actually written by a medtech at a small hospital hoping to get his name in the news and possibly make a quick buck. 90% of the people in the medical business are in it to help people, not to scam them. If accurate medical information was being spread over the internet, I know many doctors who would welcome it with open arms. It's the information that is harmful that must be attacked.