HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Scienceroll
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Scienceroll
Web address: http://www.scienceroll.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct796957
Date of initial review: 01 Jun 2007
Validity of certificate 06 Oct 2010 - Oct 2012
Date of last visit 20 Jan 2013

This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

About

Bertalan Meskó,MD graduated from the University of Debrecen, Medical School and Health Science Center in 2009 and started PhD in the field of personalized genomics.
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For the collaborative platform:

Author and Webmaster
Dr. Bertalan Meskó is responsible for this blog. He is a medical doctor in Budapest, Hungary.
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

The information provided by Scienceroll is intended for any readers interested in the newest results of medical research as published in Medline or other sources of high scientific reputation.
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Audience:

Purpose of the website

The information provided by Scienceroll is intended for any readers interested in the newest results of medical research as published in Medline or other sources of high scientific reputation. It is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her physician
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3. Confidentiality

This website does not collect any personal information about its visitors and readers. It does not apply cookies. The use of this site is logged. This enables us to know, for example, the country of origin of a user, and which external site has referred someone to our site. This information is kept permanently for use in site administration and research. It is kept secure and confidential and is only used by site staff.
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For the collaborative platform:

After posting a comment on the blog, only the administrator can edit it.
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

Author and Webmaster
Dr. Bertalan Meskó is responsible for this blog. He is a medical doctor in Budapest, Hungary.
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For the collaborative platform:

Every post is linked to its source of information.
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10 Tips for How to Use Web 2.0 in Medicine June 8, 200
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5. Justification of claims

This principle is not applicable for this site

6. User support and adequation

Send your email as follows:

berci.mesko [at] gmail.com
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

This is a private website receiving no funds from a third party. Free hosting is provided by the WordPress platform.
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For the collaborative platform:

The moderator is the author of the blog.
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8. Advertising policy

We do not control the content of these advertisements and our editorial content is free of any commercial influence.
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These advertisements are distinguished by the word “Ads” and are placed clearly in image boxes around, but not inside the content.
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For the collaborative platform:

Users are not allowed to publish advertisements (links, banners, content, etc.) on the platform.
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