{macro question(showVoteTotal)}
    <div class="poll-question">
      {if keyType == "discussion"}
        <a href="/forums/?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=${key}#forumPostTitle_1" title="View discussion">
          ${poll.Question}
        </a>
      {else}
        ${poll.Question}
      {/if}
      {if showVoteTotal}
        <span class="poll-votes">(${poll.TotalVotes} ${"vote"|pluralise:poll.TotalVotes})</span>
      {/if}
    </div>
  {/macro}
  <div class="slResults" {if !noVote}style="display:none;"{/if}>
    ${question(true)}
    <table class="slAnswerStats" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
      {for answer in poll.Answers}
        <tr class="slAnswerStat slAnswerStat_${answer_index}">
          <td class="slAnswer">${answer.Answer}</td>
          <td class="slAnswerBarCell">
            <div class="slAnswerBar">
              <div class="slAnswerCount">${answer.NumberOfVotes} ${"vote"|pluralise:answer.NumberOfVotes} (${answer.PercentageStr}%)</div>
              <div class="slAnswerBarPercent" style="width: ${answer.Percentage}%;"></div>
            </div>
          </td>
        </tr>
      {/for}
    </table>
    {if !noVote}<div class="results"><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="slVoteLink">Go vote!</a></div>{/if}
  </div>

{if !noVote}
  <div class="slVote">
    <div class="slErrorText">You must select one answer before submitting your vote.</div>
    ${question(false)}
    <table class="slAnswers" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
      {for answer in poll.Answers}
        {var answerId = poll.PollKey.Key + '.' + answer_index}
        <tr>
          <td class="slAnswerInput">
            <input type="radio" name="answers" value="${answer_index}" id="${answerId}"/>
          </td>
          <td class="slAnswerText">
            <label for="${answerId}">${answer.Answer}</label>
          </td>
        </tr>
      {/for}
    </table>
    <div style="clear: both; margin-left: 8px;">
      <div class="slSendAnswer"><input class="slVoteButton" type="button" value="Vote" /></div>
      <div class="results"><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="slResultsLink">View Results...</a></div>
    </div>
  </div>
  {/if}

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25% of patients misdiagnose themselves using Google

posted at 19/4/2012 12:21 PM BST on bmj.com

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http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120418/9580/women-google-diagnosis-misdiagnosis-internet.htm

Here are the top 10 illnesses wrongly diagnosed online:

1. Breast Cancer
2. Other cancers
3. Thrush
4. High blood pressure
5. Asthma
6. Arthiritus
7. Depression
8. Diabetes
9. Sexual health problems
10. Thyroid problems

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Re: 25% of patients misdiagnose themselves using Google

posted at 19/4/2012 1:37 PM BST on bmj.com

skyesteve

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I am surprised the figure is only 25% - my own basic research puts it closer to 100% (e.g. type in any symptom and it always come up with cancer as a possible diagnosis!)

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Re: 25% of patients misdiagnose themselves using Google

posted at 19/4/2012 4:13 PM BST on bmj.com

Dr. K. Ashutosh

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Yes, I do agree that, the number of patients may even be more than twenty five percent, misdiagnose themselves using Google or other search engines!

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