20 Medical Myths

Interesting Medical Myths -

See how many you get right,check your answers below.

  1. We only use 10 percent of our brains?

  2. Drinking hot coffee will help sober you up after drinking alcohol?

  3. The drowsiness some people experience may be from the warmth of the milk

     on a full stomach?

  4. Eating too many carrots will turn your skin orange?

  5. Spinach is a good source of iron?

  6. Eating honey reduces seasonal allergy symptoms?

  7. Staring at the sun can cause blindness?

  8. Using Aloe Vera helps your sunburn?

  9. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is good for your health?

10. Sucking the thumb as a child will give you buck teeth?

11. Your heart stops for an instant when you sneeze?

12. Shaving hair causese it to grow back faster, darker and coarser?

13. Reading in dim light hurts your eyesight?

14. You will catch a cold if you go to bed with wet hair?

15. A flu shot will give you the flu?

16. Eating chocolate causes acne?

17. Eating stuffing from the turkey will cause salmonella poisoning?

18. Placing a wet tea bag or cucumber on your eyes helps reduce wrinkles?

19. You should wait at least 30 minutes after eating before swimming?

20. Your hair and fingernails continue to grow after you die?

ANSWERS

  1. False: People without a neurological condition use almost all of their brain, according to the University of Arkansas for Medical Science.  And the brain is always active and involved in all of the conscious and unconscious activities of the body.

  2. False: Coffee cannot reverse the effects of alcohol.

  3. False: Warm milk may help one relax but no evidence of making one sleepy.

  4. True: Eating too much of food that is high in beta[carotene can cause a     yellowish discoloration of the skin, according to the Dermatology Clinic at    UAMS.

  5. False: Spinach is not particularly rich in iron.

  6. False: Honey doesn’t prevent any problems with seasonal allergies. In theory it honey is purely thought of as anecdotal especially among homeopathic and non-scientific publications.

  7. True: According to ophthalmologists the sun emits solar radiation which damages the retina.

  8. True: Research has shown that the aloe vera plant does aid in healing mild burns and sunburns.

  9. False: Water is definitely good for one’s health but there is no definite amount but it is the key in reducing kidney stones.

10. True and False: Normally does not cause a problem for young children however if continued beyond the age of 5 when permanent teeth begin to come in it may affect the shape of the palate by changing the relationship between upper and lower jaws.

11. False: Sneezing changes the regular heart beat momentarily to adjust but the heart doesn’t stop.

12. False: Shaving doesn’t effect the part of the hair shaft below the skin which is where color and pigmentation occur.

13. False: Neither dim or bright light changes the health or function of your eyes.

14. False: No medical evidence shows that going to bed with wet hair can cause a cold.

15. False: You can not get the flu from either the flu shot or the nasal-vaccine.

16. False: No definitive evidence has been linked to chocolate or any foods causing acne.

17. False: As long as everything is prepared properly. Salmonella bacteria is killed by cooking foods at a high temperatures.

18. True: Cucumbers and tea bags contain some botanical elements which can temporarily reduce wrinkles but which ones work not known.

19. False: The theory that eating increases the blood flow to the stomach and intestines to absorb nutrients therefore less blood to deliver oxygen to remove waste products from the exercising muscles. Truth is the body has enough oxygen to supply the stomach and muscles.

20. False: Hair and nails appear to grow longer because skin around them retracts.

Were you able to get all correct?

Lamb Born with 6 legs in Republic of Georgia

“A six-legged lamb born in a tiny village in the republic of Georgia is winning international fame.

The lamb was born with four legs in the front and two in the back, and appears to have at least partial control of each one, according to the Daily Mail.”

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/30314704/detail.html#ixzz1kgFJJFOA

4-Year-Old Connecticut boy Brings Bags Of Pot To School

 ”Police in Connecticut are investigating after they say a 4-year-old special needs student brought nine bags  of marijuana to school and offered it to his friends during snack time.”

    [Hmm, wonder what kind of business the parents were in???? flagranny2]

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/30308081/detail.html#ixzz1kbg7Rim5

Dentist Admits To Paper Clip Root Canals

“A former dentist in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.”

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/30287664/detail.html#ixzz1kaxoNO71

3-Inch Nail Removed From Man’s Brain

Nail enters man's brain

An Illinois man is recovering after accidentally shooting a 3-inch nail into his head while building a shed.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30277430/detail.html#ixzz1kawU6bLK

9/11 First Responders Excluded from Memorial Cermony

First Responders Snubbed at 10th Memorial Ceremony

     

When I saw this news topic I couldn’t believe it I thought it had to be a mistake, right, WRONG!!!  Even worse than being a mistake was the REASON they weren’t including the first responders was because there wasn’t enough space.  To me that’s the lamest excuse ever.  The first responders did exactly what they were trained to do without stopping to think of all possible risks/consequences they take being “FIRST RESPONDERS“.  They did their job and in the end lost 300 of their own. 

In a statement, Bloomberg spokesman Andrew Brent said “the commemoration ceremony is for the victim families”

Those invited besides the victims’ families were several politicians, including two presidents.  Politicians, did I read that right, yep I sure did.  My God how in the world could I forget that in our country  POLITICIANS  always comes ahead of everyone else.

     
            

Oh yes, no clergy were invited either.  The above is strictly my opinion with the exception of the statements by Bloomberg’s spokesman Andrew Brent shown with quotes…..flagranny2   

 

Woman’s 11-stone (154 lbs) legs may be lost – Post Update 2 years later

Why I’m glad my giant leg was amputated 

You can read the article at http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3762723/Why-Im-glad-my-giant-leg-was-amputated.html
 

2 years after my original post on Mandy Sellers who was born with a rare condition called “Proteus Syndrome”, which caused her legs  at one point to swell up to approximately 170 lbs = British 10 stones).  About 5 months ago she had her left leg (the heaviest) amputated.  One way to identify with this condition they say is to think of the story about “The Elephant Man”.   Mandy’s story is a compelling one and I totally recommend reading the above article as well as catching her story on TV this coming Wednesday…..flagranny2

 

Mandy said: “My life is better than ever before. My mobility isn’t as good now but I am getting better with it.

 

“I have been making myself physically feel better which is also helping me feel better mentally. I am really happy and at a good place right now.”

 

Mandy spends much of her free time raising awareness about her condition which affects just 200 people worldwide.
 

See Mandy’s story on Extraordinary People: Losing One Of My Giant Legs on British Channel 5 on Wednesday, August 24 at 9pm.

BREAKING NEWES: Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79

CNN.com

March 23, 2011

From National Velvet to Cleopatra and Giant her career extended 7 centuries she is a true legend. She will remembered not only in the film industry but for her continued interest and time vested in many charities especially with her foundation for “AIDES”. Thoughts and prayers go out to her family as they face this difficult time….flagranny2

Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress famed for her beauty, her jet-set lifestyle, her charitable endeavors and her many marriages, has died, her publicist told CNN Wednesday. She was 79.

Taylor died “peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles,” said a statement from her publicist. She was hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure, “a condition with which she had struggled for many years. Though she had recently suffered a number of complications, her condition had stabilized and it was hoped that she would be able to return home. Sadly, this was not to be.”

Her story continued

Don’t miss a special edition of”Piers Morgan Tonight” at 9 ET on CNN for a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor followed by a full hour on HLN of “The Joy Behar Show” at 10 ET, remembering a legend.

The Many Faces of Taylor

Man Accused Of Assaulting Ex With Fruit

Heard if from the Grapevine!!

wesh.com

POSTED: 3:48 pm EST February 9, 2011

Spouses or partners beware in the event of having an argument make sure there isn’t a bowl of grapes sitting around as your life could be in jeopardy.  Who knew that grapes could be used as a weapon …flagranny2

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County man with a gripe used a grape when he got angry, authorities said. Sebastiano Russo, 75, was arrested following the incident.

Deputies said Russo threw a grape in his ex-wife’s face and then threatened to kill her and burn down the house.

Russo and the victim still live together, but investigators said they were arguing about who would ultimately get the house.

Authorities said Russo had been drinking and became enraged before the fruit started flying.

3 Siblings Locked In Closet; 2 Die

September 23, 2010
Source: WESH.com

Mother Returned 10 Hours Later After Visiting Friend

Ebyan Farah, 28, is charged with eight counts of neglect and confinement.

INDIANAPOLIS – A 7-year-old Indianapolis girl told investigators she and four siblings usually slept when barricaded in an apartment closet by their mother, but last weekend she called out for the woman to open the door after realizing her brother and sister had died, according to court documents released Thursday.

[....told investigators her mother often put children in the closet as punishment or when she needed to cook......]