Effect of Social Media on Human Health

Social media is an internet-based tool. People not only share their ideas or information, but also do serious discussions regarding human health care on social media. It provides an interface for the interaction of users and the service providers. World-wide, there are several health care providers working on social media such as Skype, Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and personal Blogs. There are about 2.46 billion users of social media world-wide during 2017, it is estimated that ~12% rise will occur by 2019. Whereas, in India ~28% of the population is using internet, out of which ~10% are active on social media. There are many online websites providing information on health and let patients/public communicate with health experts online. The impact of our online habits may have effect on mental health and behavior activities that can have potential health care challenges. Nowadays, social media occupies an ever increasing path in both our daily lives and world. Thus, it is an urgent demand to develop a proper understanding about the long-term impacts of social media on human health. This concise review focuses on the positive and negative effects of social networking sites on human health.