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Hypochondriasis, also known as hypochondria or health anxiety, is not a new ailment.Folks have been worrying over fleeting pains and aches for centuries.The term hypochondria was coined by the ancient Greeks and literally means, "beneath the ribs." The Greeks believed the majority of the phantom symptoms comes from that section of the body.When met with a patient experiencing hypochondria, doctors are put in a hard position...

Back pain is an issue many people the world over often come to suffer to some degree.For some it's a source of constant pain and distress, while for others it's a problem which comes and goes without a lot of suffering.One of the biggest problems is trying to convince your physician just how much pain you're in, and in case you've got a prolapsed disc impinging on your sciatic nerve it might take weeks or months until it's correctly diagnosed...