As he put it, "If you go on a website and look up every condition on there, you will convince yourself that you're dying from at least 50% of them".

In the USA, all you have to do to do that is watch television, ever since they started allowing adverts for prescription meds!;-)

To be fair, there are some very good, legitimate medical websites including WebMD which also provides a magazine to most docs' offices and the Mayo Clinic website is good, too.

While it's true, it is important to speak with your doc, friends do often talk about their own experiences and sometimes that's all they want to do...just share. Sometimes, it may lead to better info on what to ask your doc, etc.