This is certainly true for me. I pass / fail (depending on how you see it) every test here.
We live in the Information Age, when a vast resource of facts, opinions and personal accounts is available to anyone at any time. In the field of health alone there are hundreds of TV programs, radio talk shows, magazines, Web sites and books covering everything from bunions to brain disease. It’s enough to make us believe we can get to the bottom of any problem.
But the human body is so exceptionally complex, and everyone so physiologically unique, that the mountain of available media provides only a molehill of help when it comes to diagnosing a condition. Let’s consider some of the available resources and how we use—or misuse—information when evaluating our health.
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