doing the research.2 Al though many Internet resources can be beneficial, they are advantageous only if the consumer is capable of comprehending them.The term “health literacy,” as described by the JointCommission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations), refers to “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process,and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”3 Reading level is an important component of health literacy. The most recent large-scale national assessment of the average reading level among Americans was performed by the National Center for Education Statistics in 2003. It found that the typical American reads between a 7th and 8th grade level.4 The United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) resolved that material is considered “easy to read” only if written below a 6th-grade level. Material between the 7th and 9th grade levels is viewed as “average difficulty,” and material above the 9th-grade level is regarded as “difficult.”5