AsmoreChineseturntotheInternetinsearchofinformationrelatedtohealthissuesandmedicalcareconcernisgrowingthatpeople(33)______receiveincorrectorcontradictoryadvice(34)____________alackofregulationrelatedtoonlinehealthinformation.
AsurveyconductedbythehealtheducationcenteroftheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommissionshowedthattheWebhasbecomeamajorchannelforpeopleseekinghealth-relatedinformation.Around30percentofthose(35)______(survey)saidtheyhabituallysearchedtheInternetfor“self-diagnosistips”before(36)______(consult)adoctor.
“Healthcontentiseasilyavailableandabundantincyberspacebutmuchofitisunprofessionalandincorrect”MaoQun’anacommissionspokesmansaid.
ThatmessagewasbroughthomerecentlywhenBaiduoneofChina’smostpopularonlinesearchenginesfound(37)______atthecenterofacontroversyrelatedtomedicalinformation.
Lastmonth36healthcareNGOsaskedtheBeijingauthoritiestoconduct(38)______investigationintoBaiduoverwhattheyclaimedwere“inappropriatemarketingpractices”.
TheNGOsmadeajointcomplaintwiththeBeijingAdministrationofIndustryandCommerce(39)______(accuse)theNasdaq-listedonlinegiantofviolatingtheAdvertisementLawbyallowingmisleadingmedicaladstobelistedonitsforums(论坛).
MoreoversomeusersofBaiduTiebaanonlinecommunity-basedgroupdiscussionplatformhavechargedthecompanywithsellingdetailsfromitsforumtounregulatedprivatehospitalsmakingiteasierforthemtoreachpotentialclients.
InresponseBaiduissuedastatement(40)____________itpromisedtoceasethecommercializationofforumsthatfocusonthediagnosisandtreatmentofillnessesandcouldinfluencepatients’recoveryandwell-being.BaidualsoinvitedNGOstoruntheforums.
