Medical myths and beliefs

"Do not make hay eyes, and then stay cross-eyed!" Heard horror stories as a child that? Most likely, you yourself are convinced that, in fact, if not make hay, but his eyes still return to the place. However, not all common representation so easily verifiable. Can you distinguish between medical facts from myths? To find out, try to answer "true" or "wrong" to the following questions:

1. Dermatitis, which causes poison ivy, is transmitted from person to person.

Wrong. Dermatitis may cause only direct contact with the oil (urushiol), which allocates a poisonous plant. If the oil wash, then "infected" dermatitis of the injured person is impossible.

2. If you read in low light or sitting too close to the TV, you can spoil the eye.

Wrong. You can not spoil the eyes, if you use them to their destination. We should not just look straight at the sun.

3. Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.

Wrong. After the death of the skin around hair and nails tightened - so it seems that they continue to grow.

4. If you shave the hair, they become darker, harder, and will grow faster.

Wrong. In this case, all men would Cutting bearded with stiff bristles.

5. Swallow chewing gum is very dangerous.

Wrong. Swallowed chewing gum does not pose any threat. Contrary to what is often heard, it does not remain in the stomach for a long seven years. The body is really not able to digest chewing gum and quickly passing the digestive tract, it leaves the body in nearly the same form in which it came.

6. If crunch knuckles, you can earn arthritis.

Wrong. This was no proof.

7. If you drink warm milk, it is easier to fall asleep.

Right. Milk contains the chemical tryptophan, which induces sleep.

8. Influenza can get sick by being vaccinated against influenza.

Wrong. Influenza vaccines are prepared from inactive organisms are not capable of causing disease.

9. We use only 10% of our brain.

Wrong. Brain scans show hundred percent activity. During the day, using all parts of the brain.

10. His wife soon becomes pregnant, if her husband is free underwear (like boxers), but not excessively tight little shorts.

Wrong. Underwear does not affect reproductive function.

11. If you eat turkey, want to sleep.

Right. Meat turkey contains tryptophan, which causes drowsiness, especially if you eat a large portion of turkey on an empty stomach.

12. After the meal need to wait at least an hour before going swimming.

Wrong. If you do not overate, then wait for an hour is not necessary.

13. When a baby's teething, it causes fever, runny nose and diarrhea.

Wrong. These symptoms are possible when a baby's teething, but they are not caused by this process. (If such symptoms appear, when your child's teething, talk about this with your doctor.)

14. Before the advent of modern methods of pregnancy testing, urine was injected female rabbit, and if he died, so the woman was pregnant.

Wrong. Animal dies, whether a woman is pregnant or not. Rabbit killed in order to investigate its ovaries. But some changes in the ovaries indicated the woman's pregnancy.
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