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At a meeting convened by the Food and Drug Administration, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, advertisers, medical Website owners, search engine companies, and consumer advocates all argued for greater regulation of health-specific content on the Internet, including social media sites.
The agency was seeking opinions on how it could guide health-related communications and promotions for You Tube, Twitter, blogging, and social networking sites.
Notably, there were no speakers from any medical society or health care provider organization.
