cyberchondria

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cyberchondria

(CYBER hypoCHONDRIA) A condition that people have when they continuously look up medical advice on the Web for every pain and ache. There is so much medical information available, and it is so easy to jump from one article to another that one can easily find a horrid disease for every symptom. See information overload.

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No references found			This has led to a new phenomenon, cyberchondria - a high-tech version of old-fashioned hypochondria, where sufferers search for their symptoms on the web then worry themselves silly, thinking - usually wrongly - that they have a serious illness. Are you turning into a cyberchondriac? Dear Miriam by The Mirror (London, England) They described cyberchondria as "unfounded increases in health anxiety based on the review of web content. Surfing the net for medical advice can turn you into a ... by Asian News International They described cyberchondria as "unfounded increases in health anxiety based on the review of Web content. Medical searches on Web can trigger anxiety: study by AFP / AFP American Edition			cyanotrichite cyanotype Cyanotype Process Cyanuric Acid Cyanuric Chloride Cyatheaceae Cyathium Cyathoceridae Cyatholaimoidea Cyaxares Cybele cyber Cyber Monday cyber nanny Cyber Promotions cyber rage cyber-squatting cyberaffair cyberage cyberagent CyberAngels cyberattack cyberbully cyberbunny CyberCash cyberchondria cyberchondriac cybercop cybercrime cybercrook cybercrud CyberDildonics Cyberdog cyberextortion CyberGlove cyberhygiene cyberjournal cyberlaw cyberlibertarianism cyberlibrarian cybermall cybermarketing cybernanny cybernation cybernaut Cybernetics Cybernetics, Biological Cybernetics, Economic Cybernetics, Engineering Cybernetics, Institute of Cybernetics, Medical			CyberAgenz Museum of Media Art CyberAngels CyberAngels CyberArmy cyberart CyberARTS Cyberarts, Research, Music and Audio Cyberathlete Amateur League Cyberathlete Professional League Cyberattack Cyberbanking cyberbully Cyberbullying cyberbunny Cyberbytes Television cybercafe cybercafe cybercafé cybercafé cybercafes Cybercash CyberCash, Inc. cybercast Cybercast News Service Cybercenter Cybercentre Cybercharge Priority Response cyberchondria cyberchondriac cyberchondriac Cyberchondriasis Cybercitizen Cybercitizen Cybercitizen Cybercity Cybercom Cybercop cybercrime cybercrime cybercrime Cybercrime Convention Cybercrime Convention Cybercrime Convention Cybercrime Coordination Unit Cybercrime Forensics Specialist Group Cybercriminal Cybercriminal Cybercriminal cybercriminals cybercriminals cybercriminals cybercrook cybercrud cyberculture Cyberculture studies Cyberdark Impact Cyberdildonics Cyberdoc

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