Countdown: 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe

29 Jan 2012 18:55 #1 by ScienceChic
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Countdown: 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
Robert Roy Britt
Date: 24 January 2012

Popular culture is loaded with myths and half-truths. Most are harmless. But when doctors start believing medical myths, perhaps it's time to worry.


My faves (especially #1)
7. Myth: Shaved hair grows back faster, coarser and darker
6. Myth: You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day
4. Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains
1. Myth: Cellphones are dangerous in hospitals

"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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