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All Roads Lead to Death
It's been my own experience (and that of others that I've talked to) that when trying to attempt a "self-diagnosis" on medical websites that results tend to invariably point to some terminal illness or another. Even reasonably rational folks not inclined to be hypochondriacs can be lured into believing they have a terrible illness. I know of one person who was convinced that they had lip cancer and then M.S. after extensive online "research." Neither was true. I don't doubt that more information that is readily available can be helpful but we also need to be wary when taking medical advice from a "virtual" doctor.