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Medical Myths

•	Cancer's Fine Line
•	The Seeds of Worry
•	Groin Injuries and Your Voice
•	The Myth of 98.6
•	Nutrients: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
•	What It Means To Be 'Double-Jointed'
•	How Diseases Come and Go
•	Stomach Growling and Other Bodily Noises: Embarrassing, But a Sign of Health
•	Exercise and Your Menstrual Cycle: Does Time of the Month Matter?
•	Airing Out a Lung Cancer Myth
•	Is Gout a Rich Person's Disease?
•	Can Sex Be a Health Hazard?
•	Myths About Vision
•	Eating and Swimming
•	The Right Way To Handle a Seizure
•	Can We Predict Height?
•	Sugar's Role in Diabetes
•	The Influence of Sugar on Childhood Behavior
•	Four Common Myths About Allergies
•	Boy or Girl? Determining a Baby's Gender
•	Nearing a Cancer Cure?
•	Doctor, How Long Have I Got?
•	The Truth About Premarital Blood Testing
•	Forget What You Heard About Amnesia
•	Is Exercise Always Good for You?
•	Does Diet Play a Role in Arthritis?
•	The Best Ways To Deal With a Fever
•	The Hazards of Bathroom Seats
•	The 'Ripening' of Cataracts
•	Getting a Flu Shot -- Will it Cause the Flu?
•	Are You Worried Well?
•	Acne and the Role of Diet
•	'Whole-Body' MRI ? A Good Stocking Stuffer This Holiday?
•	I Can't Take It! -- Side Effects, Intolerance and Allergic Reactions to Medicines
•	The Promise and Pitfalls of Patient Empowerment
•	Are Beer and Wine Less Strong Than Liquor?
•	Lifting the Myth Off Hernias
•	Whether Weather Matters For Arthritis
•	Cramps: What They Are, What To Do
•	Does Food Cause Ulcers?
•	The '8 Glasses Per Day' Rule
•	Facts and Myths About Anemia
•	Sleep: What's Going on Behind That Shut-Eye?
•	The Myth of Bags Under the Eyes
•	Testosterone -- What It Does And Doesn't Do
•	Consternation About Constipation
•	From Ulcers To Deodorant -- Dispelling Teen Myths
•	No Match for Tick Removal
•	The Lie of Lie Detectors
•	Licking Your Wounds
•	Can You Become Immune to Medications?
•	Does a Sneeze Mean Disease?
•	Anatomy 101: Know Your Body Parts
•	The Myth and Mystery of Hiccups
•	Can You Really Throw Your Back Out?
•	Vitamin Supplements: Are They for Everyone?
•	Does Nighttime Noshing Make You Fat?
•	Old Age: It's Tough, But It Won't Kill You
•	The Top 10 Things That Don't Cause Arthritis
•	The Real Dangers of Lightning
•	How Inhaling Helium Affects Your Voice
•	Medical Myth Prevention -- Understanding Medical News
•	Is Kissing Dangerous?
•	Taking Baby Out and About
•	CPR: Less Effective Than You Might Think
•	Poinsettia, Mistletoe and Other Holiday 'Dangers'
•	Medical Myths Die Hard
•	Computer Use and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
•	Power Lines and Your Health
•	Toads and Frogs -- Friend or Foe?
•	Breaking Down Bone Myths
•	A Handful of Fingernail Myths
•	In Search of the Elusive Aphrodisiac: Sex, Food and Myth
•	What Are You Yawning About?
•	Yikes, Lice!
•	Calling in the Replacements
•	Organs With Plenty To Spare
•	Useless Organs
•	The Mercury Myth
•	Coffee -- Grounds for Concern?
•	Does Metabolism Matter in Weight Loss?
•	How Much of the Brain Do We Really Use?
•	The Hair-Raising Myth About Shaving
•	Advice You Can Safely Ignore About Getting Pregnant
•	Growing Pains
•	Twelve Myths About Pregnancy
•	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Names and Claims
•	Will A Beer Really Quench That Summer Thirst?
•	A Dangerous Myth: If It's Over The Counter, It Must Be Safe
•	Choosing Your Six-Pack: Abdominal Muscles and Pot Bellies
•	Circumspection for Circumcision
•	Will a Routine Physical Uncover Every Problem?
•	Worried Gray?
•	Does Bad Posture Cause Scoliosis?
•	The Quick and Dirty on Tetanus
•	How Does a Myth Get Started?

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