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  1. Iatrogenic Mass Hypochondria

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    Are we inducing mass hypochondria? Making even apparently 'normal' persons suspect that they 'may' have some disease? Seek medical attention for diagnosis of prediabetes and prehypertension?

    I wrote a response in 2005 to an editorial in the BMJ. Here's the text:
    Dear Editor,

    I have read the editorial by Westin & Heath and the subsequent rapid responses to that article with great interest. The extremes of views apparent in some of these are
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    Updated January 21st, 2010 at 04:50 PM by Shashikiran

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