Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C2362328
MEDLINEPLUS: <p>It seems to happen almost every day - you hear about a new result of medical research on television or read about it in the paper. Sometimes the results of one study seem to disagree with the results of another study. </p><p>It's important to be critical when reading or listening to reports of new medical findings. Some questions that can help you <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealthinformation.html'>evaluate</a> health information include:</p><ul><li> Was the study in animals or people? </li><li> Does the study include people like you? </li><li> Was it a randomized controlled <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.html'>clinical trial</a>?</li><li> Where was the research done? </li><li>If a new treatment was being tested, were there side effects? </li><li> Who paid for the research?</li><li> Who is reporting the results? </li></ul><p style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">NIH: National Institutes of Health</p>