Do you think people are developing strange medical problems at a faster rate?

This might be due to the proliferation of online medical forums and databases which feed our cyber-chrondria and extract our strangest medical ailments for the world to see, but does anyone think that people are simply developing more complicated, ideopathic medical problems at a higher rate than say, 10 or 20 years ago? Or are we simply better versed in talking and complaining about them because we realize others have similar issues? Or are we simply more obsessed with identifying the etiology of all of our ailments? I’ve noticed that more and more people in my circle of friends are developing extra-ordinary medical issues (i.e. cardiovascular, neurological, dermatological, gastrointestinal, and otolaryngological problems, specifically), and it’s beginning to concern me. More concerning is that my friends can never seem to get a coherent diagnosis from a doctor, let alone an etiology; they are often left with a list of referrals to specialists and therapists who also can never truly pinpoint what is going on, which is frustrating, time-consuming, and very, very expensive. None of us are particularly unhealthy or hypochrondriacal, but we do use cell phones, work on computers all day, eat processed food from time to time, breathe in urban smoggy air and drink city water. I realize this discussion would rely purely on anecdotal evidence, but a) have you noticed this trend, and b) what would be your instinctual rationalization as to why this is occurring? As a corollary, how, if at all, do you think the medical industry will change in order to accommodate an increasing spectrum of difficult diagnoses?