Filed under: Fraccing | Tags: BMJ.com, medical myths, medical myths even doctors believe, Myths, New York Times, useless fact
A recent article in The New York Times focused on findings published at BMJ.com
The seven myths featured are:
1. People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
2. We use only 10 percent of our brains.
3. Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
4. Shaving hair causes it to grow back faster, darker or coarser.
5. Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.
6. Eating turkey makes people especially drowsy.
7. Cellphones create considerable electromagnetic interference in hospitals.
Fracas knows that despite the logical explanation for #2, there are indeed, many people out there who on a daily basis, must use only 10% of their brains.
Sometimes less even.
Read The New York Times article for more. I’m off to have some turkey. It’s late and I don’t seem to be sleepy.
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Just imagine the carnage if I unleashed any more of mine.
I’ve checked my hair and fingernails, which are still growing. Does this mean I’m dead or alive? I’ve lost track.
Comment by Daddypapersurfer December 27, 2007 @ 3:02 AMI doubt the researchers had a chance to speak with you DP. They might just as well have just thrown the whole study to the wind.
Comment by fracas December 28, 2007 @ 2:29 AM