http://www.geeksugar.com/ Geek is chic. en http://www.geeksugar.com/493739 <!-- no strip poll --><!-- no rss --><div id="epoll-view-493739"></div><script type="text/javascript">new Ajax.Request('/epoll/view/493739',{method:'get',onSuccess:function(transport){var epoll=$('epoll-view-493739');epoll.update(transport.responseText);}});</script><noscript><!-- /no rss --><p><p>It all starts with a headache, then you get the chills and sharp pain ensues not long after. What is one to do? Do you raid the medicine cabinet, go to the doctors or ask Mr. Internet what could be the problem? According to a <a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=792" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harris Interactive</a> poll, 160 million Americans tend to use the net instead of their doctor to diagnose medical conditions or to find health information. The amount of these so-called "cyberchondriacs" has increased by 37 percent over the last two years. I'm guilty of it, heck I do it all the time. What about you? Leave your answers below! <span class="inline center"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/15111/31_2007/73328664.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image outline preview" height="300" width="455"></span><a href="http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/homeCreative.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/493739" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Are You A &#039;Cyberchondriac&#039;?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="0" class="form-radio" /> Totally</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="1" class="form-radio" /> Not At All</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="2" class="form-radio" /> Something else. See my comment below!</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="493739" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></noscript><!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/493739#comment cyberchondriac health Poll Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:00:01 -0700 geeksugar http://www.geeksugar.com/493739