title: Technological Devices Improving System of Translating Languages: What About their Usefulness on the Applicability in Medicine and Health Sciences?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In a world in which global communication is becoming ever more important and in which English is increasingly positioned as the pre-eminent international language, that is, English as a Lingua Franca refers to the use of English as a medium of communication between peoples of different languages. It is important to highlight the positive advances in communication in health, provided by technology.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present an overview on some technological devices of translating languages provided by the Web as well as to point out some advantages and disadvantages specially using Google Translate in Medicine and Health Sciences.
  
  
  METHODS
  A bibliographical survey was performed to provide an overview on the usefulness of online translators for applicability using written and spoken languages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As we have to consider this question to be further surely answered, this study could present some advantages and disadvantages in using translating online devices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering Medicine and Health Sciences as expressive into the human scientific knowledge to be spread worldwidely; technological devices available on communication should be used to overcome some language barriers either written or spoken, but with some caution depending on the context of their applicability.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adilia Maria Pires
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sciarra
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Batigália
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Aurélio Barboza de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D004014:Dictionaries as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012984:Software / Q000639:trends*; D014175:Translating