Thursday, January 17, 2008

Medical Myth Busters

So, "they" say that people only use 10 percent of their brains and that hair and fingernails continue to grow after we die. And everyone knows that eating turkey makes us tired. It's that tryptophan, right? Wrong, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers, who explored commonly held medical beliefs recently in the British Medical Journal.
Bottled Water

Always been told to drink eight glasses of water a day? It might be time to think again.

The beliefs they targetted are commonly accepted, not only by the general population, but also by many physicians. The authors' surprising findings, when they reviewed medical literature -- all the beliefs were unproven or untrue.



See Article here

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