News tagged with medical myths
Debunking myths about warm-ups, eggs
May 29, 2009 |
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There are so many things to worry about these days. Wouldn't it be nice to cross something off the list? Turns out you can. Researchers have been busy debunking some common medical myths that have been repeated so many times, ...
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More medical myths: Turkey doesn't make you tired?
Jan 07, 2009 |
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What if someone told you turkey doesn't make you tired, or that you nails really don't keep growing after you die?
Juggling Video Highlights Breast Cancer Screening
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Playing by Air Productions, a Nashville-based entertainment company, has teamed up with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to create a new video aimed at busting a common myth about breast cancer risk and reminding ...
Medical myths for the holiday season: True, false or unproven?
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Do we lose most of our body heat through our head? Will eating at night make you fat? Do suicides increase over the holidays? Are poinsettias toxic? Hangovers cures, do they ...
Busted: Student Disproves Popular Emergency Room Myth
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Like the emergency room seen each week on ER, emergency departments in Canada increasingly seem overcrowded and chaotic. Emergency department overcrowding has been a pressing issue across the country for the last two decades. ...
Experts debunk health myths about Aussie men
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have published a paper today in the Medical Journal of Australia, challenging the public stereotype surrounding men and their health.
Many common medical beliefs are untrue
Dec 21, 2007 |
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Should we drink at least eight glasses of water a day? Does shaving hair cause it to grow back faster or coarser? Does reading in dim light ruin your eyesight?
Population policy needed for the UK in order to combat climate change
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The biggest contribution UK couples can make to combating climate change would be to have only two children or at least have one less than they first intended, argues an editorial published on BMJ.com today.
Health journalists face translation challenge, researchers find
Aug 23, 2008 |
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The media constantly inform the public of new health information, but many Americans have difficulty recognizing what they should, or should not do to improve their health. University of Missouri researchers conducted a national ...
Pure fructose frequently confused with high fructose corn syrup
Mar 04, 2009 |
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As researchers continue to examine the role of sweeteners in the diet, it's important that people understand the differences among various ingredients used in scientific studies, according to the Corn Refiners Association ...
Shocking attitudes to Great War’s wounded revealed
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Diaries written by working class soldiers wounded in World War One have revealed how they silently endured brutal treatment by military nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and stretcher bearers.
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