Description: Title: Bad Medicine: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Distance Healing to Vitamin O Author: Wanjek, Christopher Publisher: Wiley Binding: Paperback Pages: 288 Dimensions: 9.16h x 5.97w x 0.72d Product Weight: 1 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780471434993 "Christopher Wanjek uses a take-no-prisoners approach in debunkingthe outrageous nonsense being heaped on a gullible public in thename of science and medicine. Wanjek writes with clarity, humor, and humanity, and simultaneously informs and entertains." -Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher, Skeptic magazine; monthlycolumnist, Scientific American; author of Why People Believe WeirdThings Prehistoric humans believed cedar ashes and incantations could curea head injury. Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the centerof thought, the liver produced blood, and the brain cooled thebody. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was a big fan ofbloodletting. Today, we are still plagued by countless medicalmyths and misconceptions. Bad Medicine sets the record straight bydebunking widely held yet incorrect notions of how the body works, from cold cures to vaccination fears. Clear, accessible, and highly entertaining, Bad Medicine dispelssuch medical convictions as: * You only use 10% of your brain: CAT, PET, and MRI scans all provethat there are no inactive regions of the brain . . . not evenduring sleep. * Sitting too close to the TV causes nearsightedness: Your motherwas wrong. Most likely, an already nearsighted child sits close tosee better. * Eating junk food will make your face break out: Acne is caused bydead skin cells, hormones, and bacteria, not from a pizza witheverything on it. * If you don't dress warmly, you'll catch a cold: Cold viruses arethe true and only cause of colds. Protect yourself and the ones you love from bad medicine-the brainyou save may be your own. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Bad Medicine : Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Distance Healing to Vitamin O
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: General, Astronomy
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Health & Fitness, Science, Psychology, Medical
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Christopher Wanjek
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
