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7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
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| December 20, 2007
| Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 12/21/2007 7:24:50 AM PST by Watershed
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:24:52 AM PST
by
Watershed
To: Watershed
“Myth: Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.”
I have to explain away this one almost EVERY day.
Even the correction in the article is not entirely correct.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:28:28 AM PST
by
EyeGuy
To: Watershed
Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. Truth: Liberals barely use 10 percent of their brains at the apex of their intellect.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:29:38 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: Watershed
“Myth: Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.
Fact: The researchers found no evidence that reading in dim light causes permanent eye damage. It can cause eye strain and temporarily decreased acuity, which subsides after rest.”
So reading in dim light can cause “eye strain”. What part of the eye gets strained, and why does that reduce acuity?
To: EyeGuy
See #4. Is the pupil dilating in low light the cause of reduced acuity?
To: Watershed
Myth No 11: Insurance will cover it.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:32:26 AM PST
by
FastCoyote
(I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
To: Watershed; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Mr. Brightside; Rb ver. 2.0; lesser_satan; Taffini; jdm; ...
KRAMER: “You know.. You really shouldn’t brush 24 hours before seeing the dentist.”
JERRY: “I think that’s eat 24 hours before surgery.”
KRAMER: “Oh no, you got to eat before surgery, you need your strength.”
(Kramer leaves. Jerry is speechless.)
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:32:39 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(Aaron had what every megachurch pastor craves: a huge crowd that gave freely and lively worship.)
To: EyeGuy
I would prefer reading in lower-light conditions, but not exactly dim. We can’t all see well in the dark, but I don’t like reading with bright lights.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:33:48 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
To: theDentist
I’m not a Liberal, but I bet only 10% of my brain works.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:34:08 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
To: Watershed
Myth: Shaved hair grows back faster, coarser and darkerJerry: Oh! That's an old wives tale!
Kramer (ripping open shirt) Is it!?
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:34:45 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: FastCoyote
Actually, insurance will cover new equipment for my sleep apnea machine every 6 months. Whether they hold true to that has yet to be found out. I only acquired said sleep aid on Wednesday.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:35:31 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
To: theDentist
Truth: Liberals barely use 10 percent of their brains at the apex of their intellect.
They have an apex?
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:35:45 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
To: Gamecock; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Rb ver. 2.0; Larry Lucido
To: Watershed
Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. I just hate it when this is used to argue for those phony new age ideas of a sixth sense and telepathy.
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:37:51 AM PST
by
Kleon
To: Watershed
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:37:54 AM PST
by
VOA
To: EyeGuy
OK Eyeguy, I hear an ad on the radio occasionally about some kind of treatment that will improve your eyesight and you will not have to wear glasses anymore. I have never made a note of the exact name because it sounds like an ad by a “snake oil” salesman. Is there something to this claim or am I just smarter than the average bear?
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:38:51 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: EyeGuy
When In the Phillipines we were told that the finely embroderied linens and hand made lace were made by young women because by 30 they were no longer able to see well enought to work. Their eysight was permanently damaged by years of very close work in very poor lighting
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:40:04 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Moveon is not us...... Moveon is the enemy)
To: reagan_fanatic
Yea, they do, it’s right after the medulla oblongata kicks in and takes over involuntary functions of the foetus...
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:40:41 AM PST
by
Axenolith
(Merry Christmas. Jesus is LORD! Amen...)
To: Kleon
I knew you were going to post that.
To: theDentist
Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains.
Rush Limbaugh keeps half his brain tied behind his back to make things fair. ;>)
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posted on
12/21/2007 7:44:01 AM PST
by
SC DOC
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