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Medical myths that can kill you : and the 101 truths that will save, extend, and improve your life / by Snyderman, Nancy L.,author.(CARDINAL)381305;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.A study of the facts behind unscientific, undocumented, and dangerous medical myths includes information on 101 important truths that can contribute to longer, happier, healthier, and more fulfilled lives.
Subjects: Medical misconceptions.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Medical myths that can kill you [large print] and the 101 truths that will save, extend, and improve your life / by Snyderman, Nancy L.,author.(CARDINAL)381305;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-400) and index.Do you know what's really good for you? We've become a nation of cyberchondriacs, diagnosing ourselves with false information and half-truths found on sketchy websites. Now Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical editor for NBC News, provides clear, practical, scientifically proven advice that can lead you to a healthier, happier, life. Discover the simple, everyday things that affect well-being, and possibly even save a life -- yours. (Bestseller)
Subjects: Large print books.; Medical misconceptions.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Medical myths that can kill you : and the 101 truths that will save, extend, and improve your life / by Snyderman, Nancy L.(CARDINAL)381305;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.We've become a nation of cyberchondriacs, diagnosing ourselves with false information and half-truths found on sketchy websites. In Medical Myths That Can Kill You, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical editor for NBC News, provides clear, practical, scientifically proven advice that can lead you to a healthier, happier life.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Medical misconceptions.;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 24
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Viral BS : medical myths and why we fall for them / by Yasmin, Seema,1982-author.(CARDINAL)846319;
"This book dissects medical myths and pseudoscience and explores how misinformation can spread faster than microbes. Yasmin debunks public health myths ranging from the spurious link between vaccines and autism to the truth about so-called chemtrails left behind by airplanes. In short chapters covering popular myths, Yasmin parses the science behind fearful rumors and models how to be a more informed consumer of health news"--
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Medical misconceptions;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Weight loss that lasts : break through the 10 big diet myths / by Rippe, James M.(CARDINAL)514256; Weight Watchers International.(CARDINAL)135585;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.
Subjects: Weight loss.; Medical misconceptions.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Weight watchers weight loss that lasts : break through the 10 big diet myths / by Rippe, James M.,author.(CARDINAL)514256; Weight Watchers International.(CARDINAL)135585;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Weight loss.; Medical misconceptions.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 14
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Overdiagnosed : making people sick in the pursuit of health / by Welch, H. Gilbert.(CARDINAL)542604; Schwartz, Lisa.(CARDINAL)672797; Woloshin, Steve.(CARDINAL)549169;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Genesis : people become patients with high blood pressure -- We change the rules : how numbers get changed to give you diabetes, high cholesterol, and osteoporosis -- We are able to see more : how scans give you gallstones, damaged knee cartilage, bulging discs, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and blood clots -- We look harder for prostate cancer : how screening made it clear that overdiagnosis exists in cancer -- We look harder for other cancers -- We look harder for breast cancer -- We stumble onto incidentalomas that might be cancer -- We look harder for everything else : how screening gives you (and your baby) another set of problems -- We confuse DNA with disease : how genetic testing will give you almost anything -- Get the facts -- Get the system -- Get the big picture -- Conclusion : pursuing health with less diagnosis.Examining the social, medical, and economic ramifications of a health care system that unnecessarily diagnoses and treats patients, Welch makes a reasoned call for change that would save us from countless unneeded surgeries, debilitating anxiety, and exorbitant costs.
Subjects: Diagnostic errors.; Medical misconceptions.; Medical screening.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13
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Eat, drink, and be merry : America's doctor tells you why the health experts are wrong / by Edell, Dean.(CARDINAL)655057; Schrieberg, David.(CARDINAL)655058; Schreiberg, David.;
Subjects: Medical care.; Medical misconceptions.; Consumer education.; Medical care.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Eat, drink, and be merry : America's doctor tells you why the health experts are wrong / by Edell, Dean.(CARDINAL)655057; Schrieberg, David.(CARDINAL)655058;
Subjects: Medical care.; Medical misconceptions.; Consumer education.; Medical care.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Overkill : when modern medicine goes too far / by Offit, Paul A.,author.(CARDINAL)645646;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Modern medicine has significantly advanced in the last few decades as more informed practices, thorough research, and incredible breakthroughs have made it possible to successfully treat and even eradicate many serious ailments. Illnesses that once were a death sentence, such as HIV and certain forms of cancer, can now be managed, allowing those affected to live longer, healthier lives. Because of these advances, we now live 30 years longer than we did 100 years ago. But while we have learned much in the preceding decades that has changed our outlook and practices, we still rely on medical interventions that are vastly out of date and can adversely affect our health. We all know that finishing the course of antibiotics prevents the recurrence of illness, that sunscreens block harmful UV rays that cause skin cancer, and that all cancer-screening programs save lives. But do scientific studies really back this up? In this game-changing book, Dr. Paul A. Offit debunks fifteen common medical interventions that have long been considered gospel despite mounting evidence of their adverse effects, from vitamins, sunscreen, fever-reducing medicines, and eyedrops for pink eye to more serious procedures like heart stents and knee surgery. Analyzing how these practices came to be, the biology of what makes them so ineffective and harmful, and the medical culture that continues to promote them, Overkill informs patients to help them advocate for their health. By educating ourselves, we can ask better questions about some of the drugs and surgeries that are all too readily available&;and all too heavily promoted.
Subjects: Medical misconceptions.; Surgery, Unnecessary.; Medical care.; Medical care.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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