Finding medical information about all the health problems and concerns you collect as you get older is no easy task. Have you ever read the printed information that comes with a prescription? Is that sheet of paper a reminder to you that you need to expand your vocabulary because you do not understand the message?  When you read the list of your medical risks taking this medication do you ask yourself why anyone would take it in the first place?

Now you are in a quandary because your doctor gave you this prescription and wants you to take the medication. You want to find out if the risk of taking it is worse than the condition you have that your doctor is treating. You can call the office and ask the doctor or his assistant but you want more information about your condition before you even do that. So where do you go to find medical information that is reliable?

You could watch all the news broadcasts of all the TV stations because just about everyone has a health segment of some kind. You could wait for the Oprah program to see who she promotes as a medical specialist. Or you could devise a plan and find out as much information as you can and at your own pace.

I recommend this last solution as the place where you should start looking for medical information.  More in my next post.

If you have a system for finding reliable medical information let us know.  We are always looking for better ideas.  Just write your ideas  under Comment.

To your success at healthy aging.

Ruthan Brodsky

Filed under: Conditions and Diseases

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