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- noun Plural form of
cyberchondriac .
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Although the number of "cyberchondriacs" - people who research health information online - is at an all-time high, those who are afflicted with chronic conditions are less likely to have Internet access, according to
NYT > Home Page 2010
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I'm one of a new breed of what Dr. Goldberg calls cyberchondriacs -- I know I'm dying of a rare disease, but all the available treatments would be equally lethal!
I have a cold! Or do I? Can I Google it? Alexandra Petri 2011
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People who rely too heavily on the internet for information are called cyberchondriacs, and
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The 1,020 respondents, dubbed "cyberchondriacs" by Harris, went online fairly often to research health topics.
Internet Becomes Primary Source of Medical Information | Impact Lab 2006
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According to the poll, the number of "cyberchondriacs," as Harris calls them, or those who regularly go online to search for health information, has increased more than three-fold from 50 million people in 1998, when Harris first conducted its survey.
CIO News 2010
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In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, medical law expert Dr Anthea Martin warns doctors against dismissing all web-wise patients as 'cyberchondriacs'.
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Half (51pc) of all "cyberchondriacs" say they have searched for health information online based on conversations they have previously had with their doctors.
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While Harris Interactive refers to those who surf the web for medical or health-related information as "cyberchondriacs", this is not exactly correct as the portmanteau derives from hypochondriasis, which is a morbid obsession with imaginary physical ailments whereas the adults surveyed in the poll merely admitted to looking online for health information.
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Cyberspace has spawned a new breed of hypochondriacs called "cyberchondriacs".
News24 Top Stories 2009
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Cyberspace has spawned a new breed of hypochondriacs called "cyberchondriacs".
News24 Top Stories 2009
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