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Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D.

By Mayo Clinic staff

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Lawrence E. Gibson, M.D.

Dr. Lawrence Gibson likens bad health information on the Internet to food poisoning.

Consumers, he said, need to be aware, and will find reliable information at MayoClinic.com.

Dr. Gibson, a Covington, Ky., native, has been with Mayo since 1986 and is board certified in dermatology, dermatopathology and immunodermatology. He is a professor of dermatology at Mayo Medical School and a consultant in the Department of Dermatology.

Dr. Gibson has been director of the Dermatopathology Laboratory since 1998 and chair of the Laboratory Division in the Department of Dermatology since 2000. He is especially interested in inflammatory disorders of the skin and lymphoma affecting the skin.

"Electronic information is becoming a staple in the diet of a health conscious society," he said. "It's important to avoid misinformation and provide a credible source for health information. Using this analogy, it's critical to avoid 'indigestion' or worse yet, 'food poisoning' by the ingestion of tainted information."

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Feb. 8, 2008

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