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So... do men REALLY think about sex every seven seconds? We explode the medical myths that even doctors believe - Daily Mail 3rd October 2009
"You lose most body heat through your head. Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years. Lifting something heavy can give you a hernia.
Every day you hear or read things about your body and health that are simply not true. In many cases they've been scientifically discredited, yet still these medical myths endure - even doctors believe some of them! "
Don't believe what they say - Guinness isn't that good for you - Daily Mail 24th October 2009
"As an NHS dietician I regularly hear diet myths used to justify eating habits.
Sometimes these notions have a basis in fact, but more often they're based on outmoded beliefs that don't bear any relation to the way our bodies actually work. "
Pregnancy myths busted – curry does not bring on labour - Daily Telegraph 8th September 2009
Mothers-to-be still mistakenly believe that tucking into a curry brings on labour, according to a new poll.
A curry won't hurry childbirth - Daily Mail 8th September 2009
Thousands of mothers-to-be still swear by old wives' tales such as tucking into curry or drinking raspberry tea to bring on labour, a survey has found.
Many others stick to implausible notions such as believing that drinking coffee during pregnancy can harm their baby's skin.
Widespread belief in contraceptive myths, survey suggests - Daily Telegraph 5th September 2009
Britain’s high rate of unintended pregnancies could be down to widespread belief in myths surrounding contraception, experts have warned.
Contraception myths 'widespread' - BBC Health News 5th September 2009
A UK survey has revealed that myths about contraception may be widespread.
One in five women said they had heard of kitchen items, including bread, cling film and even chicken skin, being used as alternative barrier methods.
Others had heard food items such as kebabs, Coca-cola or crisps could be used as oral contraceptives.
Smokers 'would rather give up for their dog's health than their own' - The Telegraph 9th February 2009
Smokers would rather give up for their dog's health than their own, a new study suggests.
Scientists debunk myth that most heat is lost through head - The Guardian 18th December 2008
When it comes to wrapping up on a cold winter's day, a cosy hat is obligatory. After all, most of our body heat is lost through our heads – or so we are led to believe.
Closer inspection of heat loss in the hatless, however, reveals the claim to be nonsense, say scientists who have dispelled this and five other modern myths.
Losing heat through your head? Discover the barefaced truth about hats and other myths - Daily Mail 18th December 2008
They are the pearls of wisdom that have been handed on from one generation to the next.
But many accepted medical 'facts' are actually myths, scientists have revealed.
Mothers who have made their children wear a hat when it is cold with the warning that 'you lose most of your body heat through your head,' are plain wrong.
Medical myths that come with a health warning - The Independent 18th December 2008
So you know how to keep warm? Think again. Jeremy Laurance reveals research that sets the record straight
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