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The Truth About Health Myths
Health Beliefs Demystified
Some health myths stick around like bad colds. Find out if you've fallen for one of these medical rumours.
By now you know that Bill Gates won't be sending you a R8000 check for forwarding an email. Still, thanks to the web, urban legends, rumours, and myths still make the rounds. So before you toss out your deodorant or have your silver fillings yanked, see if you're really up to date on what's medical myth, and what's reality.
The back story
Calling colds "colds" doesn't help. Since we tend to get sick more often in the winter, weather was assumed to be the culprit.
The truth
We have piles of proof that colds (and flu) have no connection to the weather man's reports. In fact, a 1968 study in the New England Journal of Medicine remains unchallenged as the definitive debunker of the weather's effect on the common cold. The study showed that cool temperatures didn't increase the likelihood or severity of a cold. Subsequent research has shown the same results. "Colds and flu are spread by direct contact, period," says Janet O'Mahony, M.D. To be infected, you must be directly coughed or sneezed on, or handle something with the virus on it and then touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. So we tend to get sick the most when people are crammed indoors--and in close contact with germs. Don't blame the weather, just wash your hands.
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Last updated: May 26, 2011 - 15:47
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Brilliant article!
My mother had all these believes that she made us adhere to. Things my grandmother probably told her - things she never even thought of questioning.
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