should doctors answer patient's e-mails?

Medicine is not only conservative, its most intimate aspects of a person, privacy. some say People are able to file their taxes online, buy and sell household goods, and manage their financial accounts . but here you are dealing with your body parts. however all the financial accounts protected by organisations but who is going to protect patients regular emails accounts? simple questions canbe asked by emails but it should not be a huge issue. are we ready for medical digital age ?.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080423/ap_on_he_me/doctor_e_mail

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