Just ask "Dr Google"

This caught my attention while reading thru the email from Synovate In:fact newsletter.

Just ask 'Dr Google'

So if doctors are losing ground, just who (or what) is filling the healthcare information gap?

At least one quarter of our respondents relied on primary sources of advice other than doctors. To compound this, about half agreed that they would only take the medication prescribed by their doctor if their other research backed it up! Most passionate about this were the Malaysians at 82%.

And true enough, although I'm not among those about who took part in the survey, I exercise that behaviour. Certainly, doctors are not super beings that knows 100% of your condition and infact you know the best of yourself. But provided you have the relevant and applicable knowledge to make decision on yourself, you better follow the doctors.

Another possibility that the survey result didn't study on is, the integrity of doctors. Many Malaysians may have lost their respect for doctors as the news reports many incidents of doctors incompetency as well as faud cases.

You can read the full article at Synovate In:fact May 2008.