While rising health education among people keeps them highly conscious of their health, extremely free availability of medical information through various media, on the other hand, keeps people highly anxious about their health.
Essay 002
• How far is this true in your place?

Information is both powerful and dangerous. This is more so when it is a matter of access to medical education and virtual availability of medical information. While the former keeps people empowered, the other leaves them worried. This is true in my place too.

It is a fact that health education is on the rise. This is contributed more by media than by other social agencies. Anyhow, people, who are aware of health, are likely to be on guard against diseases, and they are able lead lives according to the dictates of their knowledge. For example, in our place great many people are found to be doing for periodic check ups and following healthy life style practices like following fitness regime, drinking boiled water and so on. Actually, this is a welcome development thanks to rising health education.

Unfortunately, today people are inundated by information on diseases, symptoms, medicines, diagnostics and surgical procedures. This is actually dangerous. This knowledge, instead of making them conscious of their health, leaves them at tender hooks. For example, people with too much health education may find themselves hypochondriacs. They may even go for forced medications. For example, in our place, some people who have got great access to medical knowledge feel afraid of their health status. It is their excessive knowledge on health that makes them anxious. This is a reality in my place.

In short, unless we are able to identify what information makes us conscious of our health and what makes us anxious, any information on health is dangerous. I hope everybody takes note, including the people of my place.

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