What does IM stand for?

Internet Medicine (journal)

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Information technology (IT) and computers
Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

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Samples in periodicals archive:

A survey of internet medicine suppliers by the Trading Standards Institute found that many of those based in places as far-flung as Canada, India and Peru were distributing powerful medications with no advice about dosage or associated risks.

A toxic combination

Doctor Ronan Boland, vice-chairman of the Irish Medical Organisation's family doctors committee said: "The problem with internet medicine is simple, you have no quality control and no guarantee you are getting what you pay for and there's no comeback.

Docs warn patients over online drugs

Internet Medicine is a monthly title focusing on medical advances and new technologies available via the Internet.

National Health Information launches and acquires newsletters

Dr Paul Cundy is chairman of the British Medical Association's GP information technology sub-committee, which last month issued the first set of UK guidelines on cyberchondria and Internet medicine in general.

Are you a cyberchondriac?; How an online obsession can worsen any ...

Two new trends in Internet medicine are the online doctor and online pharmacy.

The Medical Web: Sites You Can Use

Those anonymous consumer reports will trigger investigations of problem online drugstores and, if necessary, warnings to the public - part of what FDA pharmacist Tom McGinnis called a "much more aggressive" effort to police Internet medicine.

FDA SITE TO ROOT OUT ONLINE QUACKS WEB PAGE AN EFFORT TO BETTER ...

The states are targeting pharmacists and physicians using the Internet to practice where they are unlicensed, but regulators seem wary of Internet medicine, period.

States draw the line on on-line Internet dispensing, bring suit

Not only is it unclear who should regulate Internet medicine, it's unclear how.

INTERNET MEDICINE OPENS `CAN OF WORMS' -- TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR ...