No, if you ask Harvard Medical Expert William Shrank, who calls Facebook "Wild West" when it comes to health information.
This is due to the research team of popular social networking site which found that many health recommendations came from the solicitation is not FDA approved products and services.
From 15 diabetes linked pages of Facebook, 27% of the comments were from people not authorized BY THE FDA, products or techniques.
Harvard team recommends that:
"Policymakers should consider ways of ensuring transparency in advertising and patients can access social networking sites are designed and patrolled by medical professionals to facilitate the exchange of accurate and unbiased information»
I admit that there are people on Facebook, trying to take people to the dollar, but I also find wine that only FDA and healthcare are accurate and objective information.
How many times THE FDA was wrong? how countless oral evidence that shows the effectiveness is not FDA-approved treatment or medical profession?
This really shows the "we-better and smarter than you" attitude of some academics seem to have, especially those that think outside the box when it comes to diet, health and fitness.
What are your thoughts about the notion that we should consider only health tips from the FDA and health professionals? participate in comments and poll below.
Users only look at the FDA and doctor approved products and treatments in health care?
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