Record details

• ISBN: 0312376928
• ISBN: 9780312376925
• Physical Description: xl, 456 pages ; 24 cm
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2011.
• Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Food and drink. Is coffee truly a lifesaver? ; Can green tea -- or any tea -- prevent or cure disease? ; Does pizza prevent prostrate cancer? ; Is wine the best medicine? ; Go nuts for a healthy heart ; Is fish healthy or does mercury make it too dangerous? ; Are spices medically beneficial? ; Is there really a "best" diet for you? -- Drugs, vitamins, and supplements. Does vitamin D3 prevent cancer and other diseases? ; Does aspirin prevent cancer? ; Does marijuana have legitimate medical benefits? ; Are statins the new miracle drug? ; Are nutritional supplements a multi-billion dollar hope or hype? ; Do human growth hormones really make you younger? -- Medicine. Does circumcision prevent the spread of HIV? ; Can you prevent or cure Alzheimer's? ; Is moderate exercise really better than medication? ; What are the actual benefits of breast feeding? ; What you can do to protect yourself from cancer ; What cancer screening methods are effective? ; Can you prevent -- or cure -- the common cold? ; Is restless legs syndrome really a billion dollar disease? ; The truth about stem cells -- Alternative medicine. Does yoga have any proven medical benefits? ; Does acupuncture work? ; Can meditating make you healthy? ; Does chelation therapy work? ; Does intercessory prayer work? ; Does colonic irrigation have any medical value? -- Health risks. Does exposure to aluminum cause Alzheimer's disease? ; Can you reduce your risk of stroke without medication? ; Is it dangerous to drink out of plastic bottles? ; Do x-rays or cell phones cause cancer? ; Should children be immunized? ; Are dental fillings with amalgam dangerous?;- How dangerous is the media to children? ; Can sleep be dangerous? ; Can you prevent baldness?

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Subject:

Medical misconceptions.
Medicine, Popular.
Medicine > Miscellanea.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.