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
Medicine Malaysia
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Medicine Malaysia
Web address: http://www.medicinemalaysia.com/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct957691
Date of initial review: 06 Jun 2006
Validity of certificate 24 Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
Date of last visit 24 Jan 2011

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

A group of Malaysian Medical Doctors.
(29 Nov 2010) -

2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

This site is aimed at highlighting medically related issues which are especially related to Malaysia and relevant to the general public.
(24 Dec 2010) -

Audience: General Public

This site is aimed at highlighting medically related issues which are especially related to Malaysia and relevant to the general public.
(24 Dec 2010) -

Purpose of the website

Medical information provided here should not be taken as a
medical advice or part of a consultation.
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3. Confidentiality

All personal information on this site is confidential.
(29 Nov 2010) -

4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

Only data for one sample are displayed among those selected.

i.e. By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
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i.e. Published: October 15, 2010
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5. Justification of claims

6. User support and adequation

The contact address of the editor can be found at this link.
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

We are a privately funded website.
(29 Nov 2010) -

8. Advertising policy

Ads by Google
(24 Dec 2010) -

We do not control Google ads content and our editorial content is free of any commercial influence.
(24 Dec 2010) -

Our website hosts Google sponsored ads and links. We do not control Google ads content and our editorial content is free of any commercial influence.
(24 Dec 2010) -

Our website hosts Google sponsored ads and links.
(24 Dec 2010) -

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