Validity of Medical Content - Your Responsibility!
Lately there are a plethora of blogs purporting to be information about snoring and sleep apnea but which are, in reality, articles from content farms or sales pitches for products couched in the form of what may or may not be valid content. The key is usually in the last paragraph "About the Author."
For example, a site called Find Diseases Directory has an article by Suzy Hughes with "Information on Central Sleep Apnea". In it Ms. Hughes recommends use of Ambien to treat central sleep apnea.
Another site, has an identical article by Suzy Hughes on Central Sleep Apnea. As does artipot.com.
The fact that the drug "Ambien" is misspelled in each of these articles as "Ambient" should lead readers to suspect that the content is not exactly valid.
The problem is not the content but rather exactly who "Suzy Hughes" is. When you search Google for Suzy Hughes and "unique content" you are taken to a site named Uber Articles. It turns out that Uber Articles is a site that provides content for blogs and web sites designed not to produce valid content but rather to produce content designed to attract search engines and with that search engine optimization the dollars from Google Advertising.
The site is not interested in validating content but rather producing content on a grand scale in areas from dating to World of Warcraft.
My recommendation is that if you ever come across a blog or web site that has a link back to Uber Articles, you take the information offered with a grain of salt knowing it was created for the sole purpose of attracting search engines to a site and not to provide health information.
As ever, the web is a great source of information but it is unregulated. Anyone can post anything on the web - valid or invalid. Content is a commodity, search engine placement is a commodity. Medical information on the web is a valuable way to educate yourself about disease and treatment but it is your responsibility to validate the source of that content yourself and, before deciding on treatment, discuss that treatment with your physician or dentist.
Dr. Barsh
For example, a site called Find Diseases Directory has an article by Suzy Hughes with "Information on Central Sleep Apnea". In it Ms. Hughes recommends use of Ambien to treat central sleep apnea.
Another site, has an identical article by Suzy Hughes on Central Sleep Apnea. As does artipot.com.
The fact that the drug "Ambien" is misspelled in each of these articles as "Ambient" should lead readers to suspect that the content is not exactly valid.
The problem is not the content but rather exactly who "Suzy Hughes" is. When you search Google for Suzy Hughes and "unique content" you are taken to a site named Uber Articles. It turns out that Uber Articles is a site that provides content for blogs and web sites designed not to produce valid content but rather to produce content designed to attract search engines and with that search engine optimization the dollars from Google Advertising.
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If you prefer, you can even sign up to receive unique articles direct to your inbox - formatted, for your convenience, in both fixed length (60 characters), and free-flow text. Again, no one else will receive an article identical to the one you receive.
The site is not interested in validating content but rather producing content on a grand scale in areas from dating to World of Warcraft.
My recommendation is that if you ever come across a blog or web site that has a link back to Uber Articles, you take the information offered with a grain of salt knowing it was created for the sole purpose of attracting search engines to a site and not to provide health information.
As ever, the web is a great source of information but it is unregulated. Anyone can post anything on the web - valid or invalid. Content is a commodity, search engine placement is a commodity. Medical information on the web is a valuable way to educate yourself about disease and treatment but it is your responsibility to validate the source of that content yourself and, before deciding on treatment, discuss that treatment with your physician or dentist.
Dr. Barsh
posted by Dr. Larry Barsh at
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