People use the Internet everyday to self diagnose themselves. Why? It is true that there is a ton of useful information on the Internet. In case you missed it, the key word in that last sentence is TON. How are you able to sort through all of the information out there to even begin to diagnose yourself? Many people don't know which websites to use and end up using a site such as Wikipedia and just freak themselves out thinking they have cancer with a month to live. Personally, I would leave the diagnosing to the doctors. That is after all what they are here for. However, if you feel the excessive urge to surf the web and diagnose yourself, make sure you are doing your research and use reliable sites. Listed below are sites you can use and sites about the danger of self diagnosing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/health/02iht-snsecond.1.16587882.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/197947/why_you_shouldnt_try_selfdiagnosis.html
http://www.webmd.com/
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