You've heard of the hypochondriac (someone who has irrational fears that they will likely become ill or are ill). Now meet the new person on the block, the cyberchondriac:
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The wealth of health information on the Web may be creating a generation of so-called cyberchondriacs who develop irrational health fears based on information they gathered on the net, said a team of researchers at Microsoft.
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You can read more about the cyberchondriac at:
Web Health Info Creating 'Cyberchondriacs' - Technology - redOrbit