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Doctors Seeing a Rise In "Google-itis" 368

It's one of the fastest-growing health issues that doctors now face: "Google-itis." Everyone from concerned mothers to businessmen on their lunch break are typing in symptoms and coming up with rare diseases or just plain wrong information. Many doctors are bringing computers into examination rooms now so they can search along with patients to alleviate their fears. "I'm not looking for a relationship where the patient accepts my word as the gospel truth," says Dr. James Valek. "I just feel the Internet brings so much misinformation to the (exam) room that we have to fight through all that before we can get to the problem at hand."

Comment You need more keychains. (Score 1) 763

Carrying all your keys, all the time, is like wearing your parka to the beach because, hey, you've got a parka, you should have it with you... Car key and house key on one keychain. Bike key and house key on another. Maybe girlfriend's key too, if you frequently visit her by bike... Get the picture?

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