Since the Vietnam War era, everyday citizens have been thrust onto the front lines to experience a kind of terror and violence once only reserved for soldiers and medics. Now, in the 21st century, we can watch as much news coverage as we want 24 hours a day and in high definition color to boot. Yes, you have to be informed but can watching too much news coverage actually be bad for your health? Studies say yes.

How Being "Too Informed" Could Harm Your Health

We live in an age where news coverage is rarely censored. When murders, shooting rampages, and terrorists attack occur, there are few cutaways. Now we actually see the bombs, the blood, and the terrified faces not once or twice, but several different times, and from multiple angles.

Being this up close and personal with this type of news coverage can have serious and lasting health consequences, including:

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