- Web MD's data may not say much about the nations health.
She supports the claim that people use the web to research what is happening in the world of health by:
- stating that searches for "anal cancer" skyrocketed when Farrah Fawcet died after a long battle with the disease.
- "bed bugs" has been the top most searched item for almost a year
- When Micheal Douglas announced his battle with throat cancer search engines began to buzz
I agree with her claim, yes people still search for symptoms of the illness they might/ do have but over whelming today's world is caught up in what the famous people are dealing with. Many think that if the rich and famous can get cancer and die then I can too. But this also helps get awareness out about these diseases and might help diagnose a few more cases. I'm not saying that we should get all our medical information from the Internet but it is useful.
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