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Medical information disclaimer

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Credit

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No advice

2.1

Our website contains general medical information.

2.2

The medical information is not advice and should not be treated as such.

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No warranties

3.1

The medical information on our website is provided without any

representations or warranties, express or implied.

3.2

Without limiting the scope of Section 3.1, we do not warrant or represent that
the medical information on this website:
(a)

will be constantly available, or available at all; or

(b)

is true, accurate, complete, current or non-misleading.

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Medical assistance

4.1

You must not rely on the information on our website as an alternative to

medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.

4.2

If you have any specific questions about any medical matter, you should
consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.

4.3

If you think you may be suffering from any medical condition, you should
seek immediate medical attention.

4.4

You should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice or
discontinue medical treatment because of information on our website.

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Interactive features

5.1

Our website includes interactive features that allow users to communicate

with us.

5.2

You acknowledge that, because of the limited nature of communication

through our website's interactive features, any assistance you may receive
using any such features is likely to be incomplete and may even be
misleading.

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Any assistance you may receive using any our website's interactive features
does not constitute specific advice and accordingly should not be relied upon
without further independent confirmation.

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Limits upon exclusions of liability

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Nothing in this disclaimer will:

(a)

limit or exclude any liability for death or personal injury resulting from
negligence;

(b)

limit or exclude any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(c)

limit any liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable
law; or

(d)

exclude any liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

Free medical information disclaimer: drafting notes

This is a medical disclaimer document, designed for use on a website publishing
medical information, for the purpose of disclaiming liability - or rather attempting to
disclaim liability - in relation to that information. Such medical information may
relate to disease, injury, drugs and other treatments, medical devices and/or health
products. The document asserts that the medical informaiton does not amount to
advice, and if advice is needed an appropriate professional help should be sought.
The document also asserts that no warranties or representations are given in
respect of the medical information, and that the website operator should not be
held liable if a user suffers any injury or loss after relying upon the medical
information. The disclaimer may be used independently or as part of a more
general legal/contractual document. NB the courts have many tools they can use to
render disclaimers ineffective, and you should not rely upon any template
disclaimer of liability without first taking professional advice (and usually not even
then).
Section 1: Credit
Section: Free documents licensing warning
Optional element. Although you need to retain the credit, you should remove the
inline copyright warning from this document before use.
Section 5: Interactive features
Does the website include any interactive features through which information or
assistance may be provided to users?
Section 6: Limits upon exclusions of liability
Section 6.1
Do not delete this provision (except upon legal advice). Without this provision, the
specific limitations and exclusions of liability in the document are more likely to be
unenforceable.