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Dirty Harryabout 7 years ago
The 'nocebo effect': Is Googling your symptoms making them worse? | CBC Radio

The 'nocebo effect': Is Googling your symptoms making them worse? | CBC Radio

A new study looks at whether knowing about the potential side-effects of medications leaves you more likely to believe you're experiencing them. Not everyone is convinced it does, and this leaves doctors with ethical questions about how much information is too much. Read full article...

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-2-2018-1.4644450/the-nocebo-effect-is-googling-your-symptoms-making-them-worse-1.4644451
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about 7 years ago

Sometimes I do google my symptoms and I get freaked out and start to cry because it says i might have something bad that can kill me😂 it’s a horrible idea to google are symptoms

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about 7 years ago

Good article, although sometimes need to google to do not take those pills...

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