Interview with Leah Brodie, PA

Nomi: Do you think that using the web as a diagnosing tool is a good thing or a bad thing? Leah: I definitely think that depends. What type of diagnosing are we talking about? Nomi: Lets start with physical ailments. Leah: Well, anyone has access to the internet, which means that anyone who wants can […]

Supporting Claims:

1. My first supporting claim will be an interview that I will have with a physician, my Sister-in-law. 2. People make themselves worried for no reason because they think they have illnesses that they dont actually have. For this, I will use articles from online sources. 3. People use advice columns and online forums to […]

My developing INTRODUCTION

Introduction: 1. hook- The girl looks in the mirror, but she cannot see a person behind the disgusting creature staring back at her. It is ugly and fat and miserable. It’s eyes are crying, like hers, because there is no way she can look at herself and not be nauseated by the hatred that overcomes […]

some potential sources

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article3673328.ece http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/tech/social-media/netiquette-online-diagnoses/index.html http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1989/health-care-online-social-network-users http://www.inquisitr.com/287173/self-diagnosis-on-the-web-aka-dr-google-a-bad-idea-according-to-docs/   These sources have information about people using the web to self diagnose, which is what i plan to write about. These sources are all from reputable papers and articles, and I think they are good sources. They are fascinating to read, and I learned a lot about my topic by […]

my proposal

I plan to write about self- diagnosing in my paper, by way of the internet. People constantly are looking things up, calculating the facts and figures of their certain illnesses. My paper will focus on how this phenominon affects the medical world, and what implications it has. There are many perspectives here: Doctors need to […]

Help!!

Heres some links about people self diagnosing on the web

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article3673328.ece http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/tech/social-media/netiquette-online-diagnoses/index.html http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1989/health-care-online-social-network-users Im going to use these links to make good blog posts… Dont click on them, this is a work in progress! http://www.inquisitr.com/287173/self-diagnosis-on-the-web-aka-dr-google-a-bad-idea-according-to-docs/