Slatterz writes "News that searching the Internet to see if you have a terrible disease can actually be a bad idea, should come as no surprise. The syndrome is being dubbed "cyberchondria" by Microsoft researchers, and refers to increased anxiety brought on by people with little or no medical training, who go searching for answers to common medical complaints on the Web. Medical sites that let you skip the doctor and do your own diagnosis are all over the Net, including one that gives 700 causes for your stomach pain, including Abruptio Placentae and Abdominal Neoplasm. So just where can you go if you want to try digging for dirt on that hacking cough, or mysterious rash you've picked up?" Link to Original Source
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