To Marjorie - Information as good as it's source..

[Guest guest]

Marjorie: I have learned a great lesson from you regarding

information being only as good as the source. Thank you for that!!

I have always checked authors of literature and if they sound

credible (doctor, phd, any kind of professional, etc) I would take

the info as fact. Now I realize I shouls be much more wary about

what I am reading. I am currently attending school to become a nurse

and would rather not fill my head with misinformation that just

sounds good.

Can you give us a list of sources (journals, websites, etc) you find

to be credible? Any filtering tips you have would be greatly

appreciated.

Thanks! Patty

> > >

> > > > I was wondering why doctors, who should know better, post

> results

> > > > of studies that aren't very useful though sound good. Are

they

> > > > looking to further their reputation in the field? Also, do

> > > > publications accept these " less than useful " articles because

> the

> > > > publications want a flashy article to sell subscriptions?

> > >

> > > It's just the sources you're looking at, Matija, but I think

you

> do

> > a

> > > great job considering quality stuff on the Web is very limited.

> > Skin

> > > and Allergy News isn't following the heartbeat of medicine, and

> it

> > > isn't where physicians go for information or education.

Assuming

> it

> > > is as it appears online, it's one of those throwaway weekly

that

> > > makes its money off selling ads to its target audience, who

> receive

> > > the publication for free. Its article are the excuse, not the

> > reason.