State College -- A U.S. study suggests health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or on an Internet homepage.
The findings of the Pennsylvania State University-College of New Jersey study of college students' perceptions are said to highlight the relative importance of different online sources to people who seek health information on the Internet.
"Most people look for health information online by keying disease symptoms into various search engines," said Penn State Professor Shyam Sundar. "But the results of that search could range from experts at the Mayo Clinic to somebody's personal blog."
