7 pearls of medical wisdom that are wrong!
Unchecked
"conclusions"
They are the universal pearls of wisdom that explain some of
the more puzzling things about the human body and help people live healthy
lives: don’t read in dim light, drink eight glasses of water a day and
don’t use mobile phones in
hospitals.
The problem is: there is no evidence to suggest that these gems of advice are actually true. In a study out today researchers have scoured through leading databases of medical research to test whether any of the most commonly held beliefs among doctors and patients bear any links to reality.
The two doctors behind the research wanted to remind their colleagues that anyone could get things wrong and suggested that doctors should think twice about commonly held ideas that might not be based on evidence.
“We got fired up about this because we knew that physicians accepted these beliefs and were passing this information along to their patients. And these beliefs are frequently cited in the popular media. We didn’t set out to become myth busters.”
Two of my favorites are: “We only use 10% of our brains” and “Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals”.
Only 10% of us - have brains. The other 90% are the people who use mobile phones in hospitals - in their cars, the movies, walking through parking lots pushing a shopping cart, etc..
They’re all in the article.
The problem is: there is no evidence to suggest that these gems of advice are actually true. In a study out today researchers have scoured through leading databases of medical research to test whether any of the most commonly held beliefs among doctors and patients bear any links to reality.
The two doctors behind the research wanted to remind their colleagues that anyone could get things wrong and suggested that doctors should think twice about commonly held ideas that might not be based on evidence.
“We got fired up about this because we knew that physicians accepted these beliefs and were passing this information along to their patients. And these beliefs are frequently cited in the popular media. We didn’t set out to become myth busters.”
Two of my favorites are: “We only use 10% of our brains” and “Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals”.
Only 10% of us - have brains. The other 90% are the people who use mobile phones in hospitals - in their cars, the movies, walking through parking lots pushing a shopping cart, etc..
They’re all in the article.
Posted: Fri - December 21, 2007 at 12:41 PM