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Medical myths debunked
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Dec 27, 2007
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The British Medical Journal recently exposed seven common medical myths: - People need to drink eight glasses of water per day
- Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
- Shaving makes hair grow back faster or coarser
- 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
Some of the reasoning for the debunkage is a little tricky (e.g. stubble appears courser because it doesn't include the taper of normal hair), but otherwise it's pretty interesting. #health
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