Dont you think it is sad that people are using Yahoo Answers for medical advice?

I know many are uninsured, but would you take the chance with your health?Dont you think it is sad that people are using Yahoo Answers for medical advice?
I think it is totally crazy when someone post a pic and says....what is this rash......COME ON do these ppl REALLY think someone can diagnosis a rash from a pic...a Dr can't even do that. Everyone wants to know ';could I be pregnant';.....If you are having unprotected sex.....HELL YES you could be pregnant,....and birth control is not 100%....so called virgins asking could I have a STD.....Do I have cancer, everyone thinks any bump, pain or rash is cancer, WTH is up with that??......





I would not bet my health on answers from a bunch of strangers on the internet, but hey, that's just me.Dont you think it is sad that people are using Yahoo Answers for medical advice?
I think it is a great way to research a health concern especially if you have something unusual going on but not a good place to ask for immediate help. You can get sane answers if the question is sane in the first place.


Hanving said that, using yahoo answers in place of medical attention is a bad idea.
Yahoo Answers is really just a place to get opinions or narrow choices down. Most people don't just go to their doctor and say that I found this on Yahoo Answers and I know that I have it. No. People go on Yahoo Answers to get an idea of what they have. Looking for answers on here doesn't mean that they are uninsured/without healthcare.
I think it is VERY sad that people on this fine country have to look on line because they can not afford a doctors visit. My mom search and search on line for 2 years to try to figure out what was wrong with her. She went to the doctor every couple of months when she saved up enough money for one visit and for one blood test. After about 5 visits the doctor felt so bad that HE payed to do all the blood work on her. She was diagnosed with liver disease and die one month later at the age of 45!!


So yeah it is sad. What are we supposted to do?
I think it is great. No one can read everything, or know everything, so lets get more information. As always, if you don't know the source personally, and have great faith in the correctness of it, you need to study further, but lets get started!
Yes if I was dead broke and I couldn't afford to go to the doctor I would need all the help I could get. Besides people have to use that money for food and gas and thats just about the same price as a doctor's visit now. :(
i think its sad that some people have nothing better to do than criticize other people on the internet ... yes as far as preliminary advice goes ... yahoo can be pretty useful.
Its a good way to get preliminary advice.
sometimes instead of going to a doctor it is easier to speak to someone that has or had the same problem/issue you are dealing with . =)
well if its not too serious, id say its ok to use yahoo answers