medical misconceptions

Distinguishes medical falsehoods from evidence-backed truth on topics including exercise, supplements, diets, alternative medicine, vaccines, and more.

Presents evidence to support the author's claim that conditions for which diet and/or chemical exposure are blamed often do not exist, discussing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, mercury-amalgam toxicity, and other disorders, and considering the political, legal, and financial implications of such syndromes.

Reports the facts on over 600 items of medical folklore and misconceptions.

Investigates the sense and nonsense in twenty-two familiar sayings about the body, such as "An apple a day keeps the doctor away.".

Answers questions about rumors and curiosities relating to health, such as the folk belief that toads can cause warts.