Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us
Compilation by Steven Novella
About
- 1.Medical Knowledge Versus Misinformation
- 2.Myths About Water and Hydration
- 3.Vitamin and Nutrition Myths
- 4.Dieting — Separating Myths From Facts
- 5.The Fallacy That Natural Is Always Better
- 6.Probiotics and Our Bacterial Friends
- 7.Sugar and Hyperactivity
- 8.Antioxidants — Hype Versus Reality
- 9.The Common Cold
- 10.Vaccination Benefits — How Well Vaccines Work
- 11.Vaccination Risks — Real and Imagined
- 12.Antibiotics, Germs, and Hygiene
- 13.Vague Symptoms and Fuzzy Diagnoses
- 14.Herbalism and Herbal Medicines
- 15.Homeopathy — One Giant Myth
- 16.Facts About Toxins and Myths About Detox
- 17.Myths About Acupuncture's Past and Benefits
- 18.Myths About Magnets, Microwaves, Cell Phones
- 19.All About Hypnosis
- 20.Myths About Coma and Consciousness
- 21.What Placebos Can and Cannot Do
- 22.Myths About Pregnancy
- 23.Medical Myths From Around the World
- 24.Roundup — Decluttering Our Mental Closet