From Live Science, 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
1. We only use 10% of our brain.
2. You should drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
3. Fingernails and hair grow after death
4. Shaved hair grows back faster, coarser and darker
5. Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
6. Eating turkey makes you drowsy
7. Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals.
Click through for debunking.
Posted by Jill Fallon at December 21, 2007 9:46 AM | PermalinkI always love it when someone tries to tout the "drinking 8 glasses of water a day". It's one of those things that falls into the category of - if you say it enough times it MUST be true. Heh. I can and do drink 8 glasses of liquid a day or more, but I can't make myself drink 8 glasses of water a day.
I also love the mobile phone myth. If that was true - just think how many people would've died by now. After all, you can't get people to turn the stupid things off even when you flat out TELL them to. So I know that cell phones are on all over hospitals and in airplanes for that matter.
Posted by: Teresa at December 22, 2007 1:14 PM