Well yes, there's always the good/bad about everything. Living in a war zone could cause the same thing, but then the fear would be realistic, so the symptoms would make more sense. It's great to be informed, but sometimes it is too much of a good thing! I just saw a commercial about Bayer Aspirin saying if you take it during a heart attack it could save your life. LOL! I try to turn them off, but there's just too many to catch them all. I just think they use way too many scare tactics and it helps to get your mind going. There are also many many other reasons though that we don't understand, I agree. Both of my parents have been very ill the last year and I've spent half my year at the hospital. Between that and all the medical stuff on TV, I just don't want to see anymore! :cool:

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Well yes, there's always the good/bad about everything. Living in a war zone could cause the same thing, but then the fear would be realistic, so the symptoms would make more sense. It's great to be informed, but sometimes it is too much of a good thing! I just saw a commercial about Bayer Aspirin saying if you take it during a heart attack it could save your life. LOL! I try to turn them off, but there's just too many to catch them all. I just think they use way too many scare tactics and it helps to get your mind going. There are also many many other reasons though that we don't understand, I agree. Both of my parents have been very ill the last year and I've spent half my year at the hospital. Between that and all the medical stuff on TV, I just don't want to see anymore! :cool:

I'm sorry to hear about your parents.

best wishes