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Eight in ten internet users have looked online for health information. Read a summary of Pew Internet's health research.

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2006

  • Media Mention

    Patients seek health info on Web, but it isn't always fresh

    Oct 30, 2006

    "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-interes...

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    More in: Health, Search

  • Media Mention

    Internet can't cure all ills

    Oct 30, 2006

    "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 they find, accordin...

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    More in: Health, Search

  • Media Mention

    Millions find health tips a Web click away

    Oct 30, 2006

    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 reassured ...

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    More in: Health

  • Media Mention

    Patients seek health info on Web

    Oct 30, 2006

    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-inte...

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    More in: Health, Search

  • Report

    Online Health Search 2006

    Most internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find.

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    More in: Health, Search

  • Data Set

    August 2006 - Health

    This data set contains questions about how individuals use the internet to search for health information and resources. It was used in the reports "Online Health Search 2006" and "E-patients with a Disease or Chronic Disability".

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  • Presentation

    Demographics, Degrees of Internet Access, and Health

    This presentation contains a general overview of the internet population, an analysis of African Americans and the internet, and some thoughts about the internet’s impact on health and health care.

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    More in: Digital Divide, Health

  • Report

    Finding Answers Online in Sickness and in Health

    As more Americans come online, more rely on the internet for important health information. Fully 58% of those who found the internet to be crucial or important during a loved one’s recent health crisis say the single most important source of informat...

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    More in: Health

  • Report

    The Internet’s Growing Role in Life’s Major Moments

    60 million Americans say that the internet helped them make big decisions or negotiate their way through major episodes in their lives.

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    More in: Decision Making, Communities, Health

  • Presentation

    Blogs and health care

    Blogs are part of the bigger story about dramatic change in people's information environments. This presentation on health-related blogs focuses on their implication for health providers in communicating with patients and caregivers.

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    More in: Health

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53%

of all tablet computer owners say they do not know if their library lends e-books.

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