Belfast Telegraph  Saturday 30 August 2014  75% 'cannot name
biggest organ'  The skin is the largest organ in the human body
A total of 75% of people revealed they did not know it was the
skin, while almost half (47%) of people admitted to wrongly
self-diagnosing an illness.  Perhaps in a sign of the times,
findings also revealed more than half (58%) of people prefer to
check the internet about symptoms before consulting a doctor.
The survey of 2,000 people, commissioned to coincide with the
release of the eighth series of medical drama House on DVD,
showed that just under half of people believed their lungs were
the largest organ in their bodies.  Demonstrating further
confusion, 64% and 43% were unable able to correctly place their
spleen and liver respectively.  Meanwhile, the research also
revealed that nearly one in 10 people turn to television shows
such as Embarrassing Bodies, Casualty, Doctors and House to
self-diagnose medical conditions.  One in 20 people have
overheard someone talking about an i