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Remote diagnosis. (updates).(psychosomatic illness)(Brief Article)
A new health problem is sweeping Great Britain. Appearing infectious, the virus attacks only television viewers and has been clogging up doctors' waiting rooms in all quarters.
A survey conducted for Norwich Union Healthcare, the Norwich, UK-based international insurance firm, reports that the condition, dubbed "telly belly," occurs immediately after hearing a health item being mentioned on television news or a health storyline in a soap opera. Viewers believe they have similar symptoms and turn up at their local clinic seeking medical assistance. A full 90 percent of doctors surveyed said media programming is ...
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