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.
It is true I have also come across such cases. Even young kids of 14 15 yrs are glued to health info and end up with so many fears. I have seen a a young boy in so much of trouble-his mom cries as the whole day he is on the net.
The Cyberchondriac
