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May 7, 2009PewResearch.org
With swine flu the top topic on the public's mind last week, local television news stations and cable news networks remained the most frequented sources of information for Americans (cited as a news source on the subject by 69% and 63%, respect...
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Oct 31, 2006Search Engine Watch
Although most internet users turn to general-purpose search engines to find health related information, the majority don't bother to check the source and date of the information they find, according to a new study from the Pew Internet Project.
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Oct 30, 2006News & Record
"Eighty percent of U.S. Internet users have searched for information online, but most do not check the date and reliability of the information they find, a study shows.
Searchers are more than twice as likely to start their search at a gene...
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Oct 30, 2006Rocky Mountain News
"Dr. Google is ready for its next patient.
Ten million Americans log onto the Internet each day to get health news and advice.
Many of them are logging on for family or friends, and a majority make decisions based on the information ...
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Oct 30, 2006Orlando Sentinel
About 10 million Americans search the Internet each day for health information, making it as common a Web activity as paying bills and reading blogs, according to the study.
And three-fourths of those surfing for health information were reassur...
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Oct 30, 2006Greensboro News-Record
Eighty percent of U.S. Internet users have searched for information online, but most do not check the date and reliability of the information they find, a study shows.
Searchers are more than twice as likely to start their search at a general-i...
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More in: Health, Search