Elsevier
  Sign Up Send Feedback Tell a Friend Search Archive View Sample
 
Weekly E-Mail newsletter
For physicians in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Women's Health,
and Adolescent Medicine
News from hundreds of top industry sources
It's what clinicians need to know
It's FREE!
   
  Privacy Information    
  SmartBrief and AJM will not rent, sell, or trade your e-mail address to any external entities -- ever. Click here to read our Privacy Policy.    
  About SmartBrief

About The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier

About Elsevier

Visit other Elsevier Health Science publications

   
Send AJMPlus story to a colleague.

* Your Name
* Your E-mail
* Friend's E-mail
Separate multiple addresses with commas.
  Personal Message
* Indicates required fields
Terms and Conditions: You must submit valid e-mail addresses only. Use of e-mail addresses is subject to the terms of SmartBrief's privacy policy.
Here's the story you're sending:
Web surfing of symptoms can lead to cyberchondria
Microsoft researchers who studied Web usage found that people can Google themselves into a state of "cyberchondria," turning a Web search about one symptom into a panic over an array of serious diseases. They also found that two in five people who surfed for health information found that it made them feel more nervous about a perceived medical condition, while about half said it reduced their anxiety.  Washington Post, The (11/10)