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Posted by: Majdy  | 

Redmond :: WA :: USA | 11 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The hypothesis goes like this; you wake up in the morning with a severe headache and before consulting a doctor, the first thing you do is search for it on the web. If you find out that you may have brain tumor then you are quite likely suffering from...

Tags: cyberchondria, Microsoft, web search engines, information retrieval technology

Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Playing doctor on the Web often leads people to mistakenly believe that they are suffering from rare illnesses, according to a study by researchers at Microsoft. "Web search engines have the potential to escalate medical concerns," or "cyberchondria,"...

Tags: cyberchondria, web searches

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