Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs - people who needlessly fear the worst diagnosis after surfing the net, say researchers.
A team at Microsoft studied health-related Web searches on popular search engines and surveyed 515 employees about their health-related searching.
Web searches had the potential to escalate fears - like a headache was caused by a brain tumour, for example.
Experts said people concerned about their health should see a doctor. - BBC
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