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Medical Myths
There MUST be more than seven?
Any suggestions?
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Revealed: The seven great "medical myths"
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Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:18am EST
By Peter Griffiths
LONDON (Reuters) - Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster.
These well-worn theories are among seven "medical myths" exposed in a paper published Friday in the British Medical Journal, which traditionally carries light-hearted features in its Christmas edition. Two U.S. researchers took seven common beliefs and searched the archives for evidence to support them.
* Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
* Shaving makes hair grow back faster or coarser
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* Eating turkey makes you drowsy
* We use only 10 percent of our brains
* Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death
* Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals
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Revealed: The seven great medical myths | Reuters
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