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    leftyleftylou: I love WebMD, and it saved my life about 2 months ago. I was bitten by some bug on a Sunday afternoon, and by the evening I realized that the bite wa... more »
    kbang: In Ontario we have this fantastic thing called Telehealth where you can call toll free and talk to a nurse, 24 hours a day. They do the spectacularly... more »
    Cimorene: I learned about how to cure a yeast infection from a homeopathic website that was run by a chemistry (or something) professor who got a lot of yeast i... more »
    tiredfairy: I actually think the trend of self-diagnosing for women is a sort of multi-level problem. I think a lot of women feel marginalized by modern medicine,... more »
    Mary Ratliff: You know what annoys me? That I actually use these sites in order to better describe what I'm going through with my doctor. I have these weird pains... more »
    Where The Mild Things Are: My mom sent me this article on how "House" in combination with the Web is affecting real medicine: [www.msnbc.msn.com] I use Dr. Google, but it's th... more »
    BytheSea: The majority of women also feel their doctors don't listen to them and blow off legitimate concerns and symptoms. and most young women have inadaquet ... more »
    Eibmoz: Web MD says everything is possibly fatal. I talked to my doctor a few weeks ago and she told me that if she doesnt go to the internet to diagnose, nei... more »
    Sonadelite: What's really tough is the confusion you can generate in your life after you are diagnosed with a lifelong ailment, particularly by relying on online ... more »
    Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: Whatever you do, do not search "dizziness." It is apparently involved with all of the most terrifying diagnoses imaginable. Or you could just be overt... more »
    hfree: My main problem with sites like WebMD is that it's often hard to tell what is an ad and what is actual editorial content. That being said, I just che... more »
    sybann: I heard a story on our local public station about how some doctors think the health care crisis and escalated spending (and drug prescribing) can be l... more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: I think the problem is that the internet doesn't give you great context, common things can get listed right net to the rare and when there are symptom... more »
    Fatwetdog: Weirdly, my actual human doctor just assumes I've googled everything and figured it out already. She doesn't even tell me a diagnosis. She doesn't rea... more »
    jigglyball: Nine times out of 10, my WebMD experience goes something like this: "Hmm, I've had this sore throat and cough for three days straight now, I'll see w... more »
  • #playingdoctor

    Breaking: You Are Not A Doctor

    The other day my doctor, WebMD, informed me that I had uterine fibroids: More »
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    Take Two Aspirin And A Hysterectomy And Call Me In The Morning

    Jack Wennberg found that in the city of Lewiston, Maine, an overwhelming number of women were having hysterectomies. And, unlike apparently everyone else, he found this weird: More »
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    R.I.P. Lynn Pressman Raymond

    Lynn Pressman Raymond, a toy executive famous for her showmanship, has died at 97. She invented the toy "doctor's and nurse's bag" to de-mystify doctor's visits for children. They took off, making the Pressman Toy Corporation a major success. [NYT]
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    Is Oprah Selling Snake Oil?

    Oprah responded yesterday to Newsweek's recent claim that her health advice is irresponsible, but the criticisms of her embrace of homeopathy and other non-scientifically proven cures keep coming. More »