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7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
livescience.com ^ | December 20, 2007 | Robert Roy Britt

Posted on 12/21/2007 7:24:50 AM PST by Watershed

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To: EyeGuy

I remember being 12 or 13, and opening the curtains in my bedroom so the streetlight would shine through the window and I could read the Lord of the Rings books in that light after my mom made me turn the lights off and go to bed... I still have amazing night vision, so that’s definitely not true.


61 posted on 12/21/2007 9:17:00 AM PST by Hyzenthlay (1 4m t3h 1337 h4x0r ch1x!!!!111!!1ONE)
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To: Hyzenthlay

“I remember being 12 or 13, and opening the curtains in my bedroom so the streetlight would shine through the window and I could read the Lord of the Rings books in that light after my mom made me turn the lights off and go to bed... I still have amazing night vision, so that’s definitely not true.”

God must have blessed you with a superior retinal rod density, compared to someone like me who has substandard night vision.

You will have that anatomical component all of your life, but your nocturnal/scotopic performance will eventually decline, due to other mechanisms, with age.


62 posted on 12/21/2007 9:24:07 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: Watershed
Myth;

Hair will grow on your palms if you ...

That's a wish, not a myth.

63 posted on 12/21/2007 9:44:23 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: reagan_fanatic

“They have an apex?”

That would be the points on the top of their heads.


64 posted on 12/21/2007 9:47:06 AM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: EyeGuy

Yes, they do love me. No, they don’t bring me soup.

It still drives me crazy, especially after 3 days of it. (We introverts like to complain about people. It’s how we get through life, LOL! Hell is other people at breakfast, and all that.)


65 posted on 12/21/2007 10:11:44 AM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: null and void

Rush reading them now.


66 posted on 12/21/2007 10:38:21 AM PST by Watershed
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To: CholeraJoe
CholeraJoe said: "... found NO piece of equipment that appeared to malfunction during cell phone transmissions."

What you saw was the result of careful design and attention to customer requirements. Our environment today contains thousands of devices which emit signals which can potentially interfere with electronic devices. And our environment also contains many electronic devices which would be sensitive to such signals if not for proper design.

Some years ago a team from my company was on a trip to evaluate safety sensors for use in our lab. I included the guidance that they should take their handheld radios and check for sensitivity to these signals.

The report I received back was hilarious. The team asked the vendor if they could key their radios while in the control room to check for sensitivity to radio signals. The vendor rep assured them that there would be no problem and gave them the go-ahead.

Seconds later THEIR lab was in full evacuation mode with multiple alarms going off. Needless to say, we had to make significant modifications before making use of their products.

67 posted on 12/21/2007 1:10:16 PM PST by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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To: wastedyears

Wishing you great results....Everyone that I know that uses a cpap machine reports tremendous improvement in sleep.


68 posted on 12/21/2007 1:32:39 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: bert

Visual acuity decreases with age if you do close work or not.


69 posted on 12/21/2007 1:33:26 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: FastCoyote
Myth No 11: Insurance will cover it.

LOL!!! You, too are a fan of the vile "insurance" companies I see.

70 posted on 12/21/2007 1:35:58 PM PST by Hardastarboard (DemocraticUnderground.com is an internet hate site.)
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To: William Tell; EyeGuy

The radiated power difference between a cellphone (handheld unit maximum is 0.6 watt) and a typical walkie-talkie (3 watts minimum) would have been a HUGE contributor to the RF interference experienced.

EyeGuy: I was referencing a typical MD practice, not your speciality of optometry. Normally I wait no more than 15 minutes once every 2 years at *my* eyeguy’s office, which I think is reasonable. Things can happen.


71 posted on 12/21/2007 1:37:49 PM PST by Don W ( Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.)
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To: Watershed

Myth: This drug is safe ....


72 posted on 12/21/2007 1:38:24 PM PST by Scythian
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To: EyeGuy
I'm extremely nearsighted. I like it that way! At 55 I can see things close up better than most people!

(Where do we send the payment for all of your educated advice?)

73 posted on 12/21/2007 1:43:54 PM PST by bannie
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To: Kieri

I think that if you get your eyes fixed, you’ll lose that wonderful nearsightedness that you may be taking for granted.

?


74 posted on 12/21/2007 1:49:21 PM PST by bannie
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To: TASMANIANRED

Thank you

I use it tonight, I hope it will help. It would be cool to be out like a 100W incandescent light bulb for 12 hours.


75 posted on 12/21/2007 6:25:46 PM PST by wastedyears ("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: EyeGuy
Now, having said that, the principles of eye exercises to improve focusing flexibility, eye coordination and overall visual skills have firm, study-documented validity.

Do you happen to have a good link for more information on this? I've been nearsighted since I was 8 or 10 years old but, at 60, the presbyopia is getting to be a real pain in the neck. Can eye exercises help?

76 posted on 12/21/2007 6:37:34 PM PST by Bob
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To: wastedyears

I agree with you 100%! Can’t stand to try to read in bright light.


77 posted on 12/21/2007 6:47:10 PM PST by buffyt (Free Border Agents Ramos and Campean before Christmas PLEASE!)
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To: Kleon

I only have ten per cent of a brain. sigh.....


78 posted on 12/21/2007 6:47:40 PM PST by buffyt (Free Border Agents Ramos and Campean before Christmas PLEASE!)
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To: EyeGuy

My in laws were the worst ones. They just KNEW I needed brighter light to read by. I didn’t. It is irritating to have bright lights when you are reading, the glare is awful. I have 20 20 vision at age 56. My aunt had 20 20 vision at age 90.


79 posted on 12/21/2007 6:49:24 PM PST by buffyt (Free Border Agents Ramos and Campean before Christmas PLEASE!)
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To: bannie

“I’m extremely nearsighted. I like it that way! At 55 I can see things close up better than most people!
(Where do we send the payment for all of your educated advice?)”

That is why — in general — I usually advise most nearsighted patients over 40 against Lasik surgery.

Humbly glad to be on some little service to the great FR community.


80 posted on 12/21/2007 7:06:20 PM PST by EyeGuy
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