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At the time of all this digital internet has become a source of free information for the public, unfortunately, not all websites can dipertanggung jawabkan truth. What if you want to find information about health, considering there are more than millions of sites on the Internet that discuss issues concerning health and disease? See the following tips so that you are not lost in the virtual world: 

1. Sort search 
When you enter the word "cancer paru (lung cancer) in google, you will find more than 20 million pages that discuss the disease. Of course you will not read it umpteen million pages. 

To meringkasnya, use the facilities "advanced search" (located next to the search button) on google. The results of this search appear only in accordance with what we want, does not include advertising or alternative treatment. So that the number of pages that appear are not too many. 

2. Choose a credible 
So that accurate information is obtained, select the site owned by the government (berdomain .. gov) or education (berdomain. Edu). "This is to ensure that information is not obtained from the student paper," said John D. Halamka, Chief Information Officer of Harvard Medical School. Sites that will be trusted to provide detailed information to authors on the site, whether a doctor or health professional in the field. 

Blog of health, which can be written by anyone, should not be a guide. Therefore, check all that you read in a blog with other sources. In addition, note also the objectivity of the information presented in a site, for example, when several times the name brand drug or pharmaceutical companies. Information presented may be accurate, but more wise when you seek other sources. 

3. Accreditation 
Health sites that usually have got trusted accreditation from URAC or Health Foundation, a non profit organization that the quality standards of a health site. Although not 100 percent accurate, but at least the information that was delivered in accredited sites is reliable. 

4. Find a second opinion 
Even though you have found answers to questions that sought it, do not forget to keep in consultation with the doctor. "History of health, family, and drugs that are consumed and not have allergies, partake in the enforcement of the diagnosis and treatment," said Rick Kellerman, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. 

Check sites below to obtain health information that can be trusted. 
www.familydoctor.org 
www.webmd.com 
www.kidshealth.org 
www.solusisehat.net 
www.lucianasutanto.com 
www.depkes.go.id 
www.iwandarmansjah.web.id 

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(Source: www.kompas.com)