Internet health advice can bring on 'cyberchondria', study shows
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Browsing medical sites on the Internet can bring on a condition dubbed &quot;cyberchondria&quot;, in which patients diagnose themselves incorrectly and seek treatment they do not need, a British study said.
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CHICAGO _ The Internet is full of health advice. A Google search for hypertension produces nearly 35 million choices, while obesity scores almost 29 million and prostate cancer hits 19.5 million.  Some people might think that's enough, but Jeff Bohnson thinks there's room for one more.
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Now that weâve analyzed the causes for verbal vitriol on the Net, letâs consider a cure. Readers like Ryan , Andrew and Forest Bell blamed the smears and flames on the anonymity offered by the Web. Thereâs lots of research to back the notion that an end to anonymity would encourage people to be nicer. [...].
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Young sufferers of anorexia and  bulimia who try to hide their eating problems from their  parents and doctors are turning to a growing number of Internet  chat rooms dedicated to perpetuating their illness.
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People who use their computers to find information about their chronic disease often wind up in worse condition than if they had listened to their doctor, according to a University College London review of studies on Internet health.
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People who use the wireless new "show deeper engagement with cyberspace," says a study.
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Online tools can help workers assess their planâs health.
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What the Internet tells us about how the media, advertising and awareness months spread information on diseases and illnesses
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Surfers are becoming addicted to the internet and suffer from withdrawal symptoms if deprived of web access, a study has found. Yahoo&#39;s Internet Deprivation Study tested how emotionally connected consumers
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Occupational therapist Karen Jacobs stumbled into the study of ergonomics quite by accident. She walked into her children's computer classroom in middle school and was horrified. "Everything was a mismatch," she remembers about the chairs, tables, and computers. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, they are predisposing themselves to discomfort.' "
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Some US computer users vastly under-estimate the dangers of going online, a survey shows.
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Internet consultant Mary Hodder spends most of her life online. She has gone almost entirely digital. It may not be long before you do, too. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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People searching for online health advice prefer sites with "a human touch", a study suggests.
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Online symptoms searches can be useful. They can also give you acute misinformation.
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Modern families worldwide are striving for equilibrium in lives overloaded with technology, according to a study released by Internet search titan Yahoo and OMD media firm.
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The Internet has opened the floodgates of self-expression. What happens next?
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The internet may be fuelling a rise in suicide pacts, a leading psychiatrist has warned.