6 Medical Myths Debunked For Christmas
Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 11:07
in Health & Medicine
In a study published in the Christmas 2008 issue of the British Medical Journal (and not one of their prank articles), Aaron Carroll, M.D., M.S., and Rachel Vreeman, M.D., M.S., of the Indiana University School of Medicine, explore the science behind six myths commonly associated with the holidays yet relevant year-round. Sugar makes kids hyperactive. Suicides increase over the holidays. Poinsettias are toxic. You lose most of your body heat through your head. Eating at night makes you fat. You can cure a hangover with… read more
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