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Danger of Dr. Google:Self-Diagnosis!

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25% of Women Misdiagnose Themselves on the Internet ( UK's Daily Mail Reports on 18 April 2012 ):-

 


Top 10 Illness Wrongly Diagnosed Using "Google Search" Online Advice are as under:-

  1. Breast cancer
  2. Other forms of cancer
  3. Thrush
  4. High Blood Pressure
  5. Asthama
  6. Arthritis
  7. Depression
  8. Diabetes
  9. Sexual health problems
  10. Thyroid problems

Top 10 Symptoms That have Prompted Web Searches are as under:-

  1. Sleepproblems
  2. Headaches
  3. Depression
  4. Anxiety
  5. Muscle spasms
  6. Stomach cramp
  7. Chronic muscle pains
  8. Severe fatigue
  9. Itching
  10. Skin sensitivity

When you are faced with an unexplained medicalproblem, it can seem easier and quicker to go ONLINE for answers rather than wait for a doctor's appointment.

But researches have foundthat 1 in 4 British women have misdiagnosed themselves on the INTERNET - then bought the wrong product to try to cure their illness or disease!

"Dr Google" is now the first port of call for women with health concerns, but it rarely provides an accurate diagnosis, the expert say.

In fact, searching for symptoms ONLINE and self-medicating has led 1 in 10 women to endure unpleasant side effects as a result of their misdiagnosis.

And almost half of women have diagnosed themselves ONLINE then bought a treatment on the High Street without checking with PHARMACISTS if it is the correct product!

The trend for trusting the INTERNET over MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS or Friends & Family was highlighted in a survey of