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Finding Information. General Searching.

Learning you or a loved one has a special medical condition can be devastating and overwhelming. A good first step to understanding the medical condition is to run a general search on the Internet; for example, on Google.

As with any general search, it’s important to find quality information.

Where to start today
One place to start is with Web sites that have been accredited by an independent body called URAC. Accreditation is like licensing of doctors. Not all doctors who are licensed provide high-quality care. Having a license and being accredited do offer good starting points.

Other good sites to begin your search are:
  • Government Web sites, such as the National Institutes of Health’s Medline Plus, which is accredited by URAC.
  • Associations and societies, such as the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. (There is no guarantee that these sites meet the minimum accreditation standards of URAC.)


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
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