Thank You, WebMD, for my High-Tech Hypochondria

Anyone who has ever logged on to WebMD knows that typing in more than one symptom can result in a diagnosis of hypochondria and then side effects from drugs you're not even taking.
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Anyone who has ever logged on to WebMD knows that typing in more than one symptom can result in a diagnosis of hypochondria and then side effects from drugs you're not even taking.

That's why you have to be careful and make sure you don't have too many tabs open -- on your computer or in your brain -- and focus on the website you're looking at, especially when it concerns your health. To serve as a visual warning, I have created a few Someecards to illustrate my point.

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