With some exaggeration, we can now say that the Internet has “democratised medicine”. However, this is not a laudable statement in the case of medicine. The discussion of professional issues by all indiscriminately in a social networking environment, the repeated sharing and replying to posts in group chats, can very easily get out of hand due to the complexity of the topic and can open the door to misinformation threats. One of the hotly debated topics on the internet is the notion that alternative medicine is capable of curing cancer on its own. Want to know more? The full Coffee Beans is available here.
