“Facebook, and social networks in general, could be a new source of psychological stress, representing a triggering factor for exacerbations in depressed asthmatic individuals.”
—DR. GENNARO D'AMATO, an allergist based at the High Speciality Hospital A Cardarelli in Naples, Italy, describing a case study in which a teenager experienced repeated asthma attacks upon viewing his ex-girlfriend befriending other men on Facebook [via ABC News]
