George has pointed out one of the most important concerns about posting bogus medical advice and information dispensed on unreliable blogs and websites. The newly released movie, "Contagion" takes this a step further. The Jude Law character in it spreads world-wide panic and compounds the misery of 12 million gullible readers of his anti-establishment alternative "medical" blog that spins conspiracy theories, peddles pseudoscience, and markets a worthless Homeopathic nostrum against a catastrophic pandemic, while making millions by insider trading. He is stopped just in time to prevent him from launching an anti-vaccination campaign.
Cheers, Santosh --- On Wed, 9/21/11, George Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > > Con, what if someone died following > bad medical advice in your posts? Would you and Goanet be > partly responsible for their death? What if they lived in > the USA and the family sued in the USA for financial > damages? Medical claims can runs in millions of dollars. > Merely defending a lawsuit in the USA costs thousands of > dollars even if the defendant is found innocent. > > I am not sure if a blanket waiver that the material posted > in the links is the responsibility of the author and poster > when it can be shown there was no qualification or attempt > by the poster to ascertain the veracity of the information, > or as in your case, a dismissal when pointed out by a > medical doctor that the information is often bogus. > > I am curious if you have considered these issues and the > impact on your personal financial assets should the > unfortunate happen. How intellectually challenging and > controversial will your posts look like to an unsympathetic > jury? > > George > > --- On Wed, 9/21/11, Con Menezes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thank you Santosh, > > > Yes, I realise there is so much conflicting > 'information' > > around that it is difficult to separate 'wheat from > > chaff'!. I recall watching a documentary on a > science channel > > entitled 'The Hearts Code' and very convincing it > > was. At least the subjects I post on the net, > challenges an > > intellectual's thinking and often 'raises the readers > ire'!, > > hence all the 'flurry'. It does make Goanet more > interesting than some > > of the mundane stuff I read. Watch out for more > controversial postings! > > As Gabe would say 'Deu Borem Corum" >
