焦慮的搜尋
The Internet could be fueling a rise in new mental disorders such as cyberchondria, experts have warned.
專家警告，網路可能助長新的心理疾病，如「網路疑病症」。
disorder(n.)失調、病症mental disorders 心理疾病sleeping disorder睡眠失調eating disorder飲食失調
They said while most Internet use is benign, concerns have recently grown over how its use may affect public health.
專家表示，儘管大多數網路使用都是良性的，但使用網路仍有影響大眾健康的疑慮。
benign(adj.)良性的benign tumor良性腫瘤malignant tumor 惡性腫瘤
They are calling for more research into the range of conditions that exist, who might be at risk, and how individuals can be helped.
他們呼籲研究各種存在的病症、風險族群，以及幫助人們克服心理障礙的方法。
at risk處境危險;冒風險
More than 100 international researchers have formed a new group called the European Problematic Use of the Internet Research.
超過100名國際研究人員最近成立了「歐洲網路衍生症狀研究機構」。
The new team hopes to explore conditions including gaming, pornography, online bullying, and cyberchondria — excessive browsing of medical websites for possible illnesses.
這個新團隊希望研究包括遊戲、瀏覽色情內容、網路霸凌和網路疑病症在內的各種病症，網路疑病症係指希望找到可能的病因，而過度瀏覽醫療網站的行為。
online bullying網路霸凌excessive(adj.)過度的;過分的browse(v.)瀏覽
“What hypochondriacs used to do was search encyclopedias and medical dictionaries, looking for signs and symptoms that they thought were serious,” said consultant psychiatrist Prof Naomi Fineberg of the University of Hertfordshire, who is the chairwoman of the European network.
英國赫特福德大學精神醫學教授范柏格，同時也是「歐洲網路衍生症狀研究機構」的主席說：「過去所謂的『疑病症』患者，是上圖書館翻閱百科全書和醫學辭典，查詢自己身上的症狀是不是重病徵兆。」
hypochondriac(n.)有疑病症的人;疑病症患者hypochondria(n.)疑病症symptom (n.)症狀、徵兆
Fineberg said with the evolution of online resources, people now search the internet for signs and symptoms potentially indicative of a serious disease.
范柏格說，隨著網路普及，人們改用網路來搜尋看看自己到底得了甚麼重病。
evolution(n.)演化;演進potentially(adv.)潛在的;可能的be indicative of~ 標示;表明;指出=be a sign of~
However, she said that researchers still do not know to what extent this particular condition causes problems.
然而，她說，研究人員仍然不知道疑病症影響的程度。
extent(n.)程度condition(n.)疾病
Fineberg said the scientific community must step up to the plate and start to address problematic internet use.
范柏格表示，科學界必須開始行動，解決使用網路衍生的問題。
step up to the plate 開始行動=take actionaddress(v.)解決;處理
“We need to move towards identifying the most vulnerable groups, in terms of their personalities or their biological makeup, or perhaps the kinds of internet activities they are engaging in,” she said.
她說：「我們必須逐步確定哪些族群最容易受影響，包括他們的個性或生物構造，或者他們所從事的各種網路活動。」
vulnerable(adj.)易受影響的in terms of~就…而言biological makeup生物構造engage in~從事
According to a study by the New York Psychiatric Institute, 90% of Americans check their symptoms online, but the more search people engage in, the higher their levels of illness anxiety are.
紐約州立精神疾病研究所一項研究顯示，90％的美國人會在線上查詢他們的症狀，但網路疑病症患者花越多時間搜尋資料，反而會變得更焦慮，
the 比較級…, the 比較級…愈…就愈…anxiety(n.)焦慮
The research team suggested that people with high levels of illness anxiety should stop checking if they find themselves checking online for symptom information 3 or 4 times a day (or 1 to 3 hours per day).
研究者建議，如果每天上網查醫療資訊要查個3、4次（或每天長達1至3個小時），就應該停止上網查資料。
People can make productive use of online searching when they wish to find out what their symptoms mean, but only if their general levels of illness anxiety are low to begin with, says the report.
報告指出，只有一開始焦慮程度低的人們可以有效利用網路搜尋到的資料，了解自身症狀代表的意義。
productive(adj.)多產的、富有成效的only if…只有在…的條件下