Something to read.. not to discuss.

THE SEVEN MEDICAL BELIEFS


Drink at least eight glasses of water a day
We use only 10% of our brains
Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death
Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
Shaving causes hair to grow back faster or coarser
Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals
Eating turkey makes people especially drowsy


But a review of evidence by US researchers surrounding seven commonly-hold beliefs suggests they are actually "medical myths".

Rest of the news >> 'Medical myths' exposed as untrue (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7153880.stm)

Good article, I know we are not suposed to discuss this, but I would like to add that:

"Absence of evidence does not necessarily mean absence of effect"
Dr David Tovey
Editor of Clinical Evidence journal

(Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals)

Really? :os

I meant they are not? =s