The number of adults who turn to the Internet for health information has nearly doubled in the past two years, from 31% to 60%. That puts the Internet in a tie for third place (with books and print materials) as the source adults most often turn to for health information. At the top, 86% of those surveyed say they most often consult a health care professional, and 68% say they consult their family or friends first. The increase is partly because there are more Internet users than there were when the survey was last taken in 2006, says Susannah Fox, associate director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit research organization.
