11 Health myths that may surprise you Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
Myths, half-truths and wives’ tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren’t true or at least are unproven.
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Sex Mythbusters Posted: 1 year ago by Wingnut
Are oysters really an aphrodisiac? Will having sex in water kill sperm and prevent pregnancy? Men's Health investigated the truth behind these myths and 10 others.
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The Most Popular Myths in Science Posted: 3 years ago by Mershaullk
I knew some of these couldn't be true.
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Debunking common windows performance tweaking myths Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
There is a plethora of bad advice littered across almost every web site dedicated to system tweaking. Besides the tweaks that simply don't work, some of them will actually cause your computer to run even slower—or worse. Let's examine some of the most offensive myths out there regarding PC performance tweaking, and debunk them once and for all.
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Top 10 Myths about Cannabis Posted: 10 months ago by equinox
Cannabis is an ancient drug, used throughout history for medical, magical, and pleasurable purposes. Thanks to the scare-tactics of propaganda in the 1960s and 1970s, there are many myths surrounding the drug - this list intends to put things straight once and for all.
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The Top 10 Most-Believed Marijuana Myths Posted: 1 year ago by pvisi111
Is marijuana really stronger today? Is it a gateway to other drugs? Here is a list of the top 10 most-believed marijuana myths and the truth surrounding them.
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30 tech myths debunked Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
You don't always need to 'stop' a USB device before unplugging it.
A 64-bit OS will not make computing twice as fast as a 32-bit one.
Magnets are unlikely to erase your stored data.
These and other myths are debunked once and for all.
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Five Dire Green Myths Causing the Greatest Global Harm Posted: 12 months ago by cactushair
Whatever the cause, some of these statements are powerful enough to rise to the level of green myths, and the line between fact and fiction gets blurred.
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Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen Posted: 2 years ago by 1thirteen3
With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world" using extraordinary animation software developed by his Gapminder Foundation.
--This is an awesome video to watch. He's funny, too.
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Doctors support public health option Posted: 2 months ago by lynxears
A randomly sampled poll of doctors nationwide — including some from the AMA, which officially opposes a public option — predominantly supports a public health care option.
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Five myths about health care around the World Posted: 3 months ago by bcgrote
Excellent WashPo article regarding health care myths.
Seriously, people, change isn't scary, and it won't kill you or cost you "all" of your own money.
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Breakdown of the Health Care Reform act Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Both sides are lying about the house version of the health care act - or rather everyone is interpreting the act in their own way. Much is open. Many with strong opinions haven't even read it. (PDF). Here is one person's attempt to answer some of the concerns in a relatively bias-free way.
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10 Surprising Facts about American Health Care Posted: 8 months ago by cb__
Some things worth considering before turning health care entirely over to the government.
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Internet mogul refutes boomer myths Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The founder of a Web site devoted to baby boomers says such sayings as "50 is the new 30" are myths, because "50 is the new 50." "You can be 50 but look like you are 40, feel like you are 30 and act like you are 20, but the only thing that doesn't change is your age," Taylor said debunking the statement.
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Natural Doesn’t Mean Safe: Dangerous Interactions Between Prescriptions & Supplements Posted: 2 years ago by fred
Ginseng, Vitamin A, Garlic, St. Johns Wort and more may react dangerously with common prescription drugs.
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Drug for sale despite Health Canada warning Posted: 10 months ago by muppet
A drug currently available in some Canadian stores — said to induce the same kind of "high" as the street drug ecstasy — may pose serious health risks, Health Canada says.
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The 20 Greatest Historical Myths of All Time Posted: 3 years ago by BrownTrout
Many well-known historical "facts" are myths, with no basis in fact. Here are 20 of the most common, which have misled and misinformed people for years, decades, or centuries.
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Malaysia doctors say neckties are a health hazard Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Malaysian doctors have declared neckties a health hazard and called on the heath ministry to stop insisting that physicians wear them.
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Kitchen Myths exposed! Posted: 2 years ago by wags273
We've all heard of urban legends, those plausible sounding but false stories that circulate so widely on email and news groups, such as the old lady who microwaved her cat or the Nieman-Marcus $250 cookie recipe. There are several web sites devoted to researching and exposing these fake stories. The same sort of thing happens in the world of food and cooking, although on a much smaller scale. This page is my answer.
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Hawaii Ending Universal Child Health Care Posted: 1 year ago by Nateebiinature
Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.
Image that... Universal Health Care not working out like they'd like us to believe.
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Report: Americans' Health May Decline Posted: 12 months ago by karenben
Americans' health improved by 18 percent between 1990 and 2000, but has leveled off over the past four years and may be about to decline, according to the 2008 America's Health Rankings report
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