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Medical Doctors vs. Medical 'Googlers'

Posted on January 23, 2008

Liz of Healthbolt have raised a important issue about what doctors think about medical 'googlers'.Medical 'googler' is defined as a person who researches his/her symptoms, illness, and doctors on the internet before seeking treatment.In the said blog entry, Liz presented the opposing point of views of two different doctors about medical googlers.Well, I commented and said that I am a kind of a medical googler myself. I do research symptoms and illnesses. That's basically what I do as a blogger for various health blogs. For personal usage, I research all I can get from the internet about a cert...

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