Cyberchondriacs 上网自诊可靠吗？
<p>随着网络的发展和智能手机的大面积普及，我们当中的很多人在遇到医学问题时会立即拿起手机上网找答案。可是网络上找到的答案一定都是正确的吗？这种“上网自诊”的行为可靠吗？本期《随身英语》讨论网上求医的利与弊。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="health">health</span> 词汇: 健康 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="today">today</span>? <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="aches">aches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pains">pains</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="critical">critical</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="GP">GP</span> – <span word="although">although</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>.</p><p><span word="Luckily">Luckily</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ailments">ailments</span> – <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dengue">dengue</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="encylopedia">encylopedia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingertips">fingertips</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>? <span word="By">By</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="side">side</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="case">case</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>, <span word="fuelled">fuelled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="cyberchondria">cyberchondria</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="sufferers">sufferers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Tyrer">Tyrer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>…. <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="browsing">browsing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>."</p>
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