Health
Search engine self-diagnosis and 'cyberchondria'
QUT research is aiming to improve search engines after finding online self-diagnosis of health conditions provides misleading results that can do more harm than good.
May 5, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk of oversharing in conversation increases with age, study says
The risk of oversharing in conversation - or providing a listener with too much irrelevant detail - increases as we age, research suggests.
Nov 2, 2017
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Health
Irrelevant information in medical testimonials may lead to poor consumer choices
Medical testimonials on the Internet and elsewhere present powerful personal stories and useful information, but they can also be dangerous to your health if distracting, irrelevant information leads to inappropriate treatment ...
Aug 14, 2013
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