Don't Cross Your Eyes...They'll Get Stuck That Way!: And 75 Other Health Myths Debunked (34 page)

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Going outside with wet hair will make you sick

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acetaminophen (Tylenol)

acne

chocolate and

milk linked to

stress linked to

acupuncture

ADHD.
See
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

aerosolized cold viruses

air dryers

air flow pattern

Airborne

airborne illness

airplane recirculation system

airplane travel

blood clot risk from

flu transmission during

sickness from

alcohol-based cleaner

allergies

antihistamines for

honey preventing

solid food for babies compared to

aloe vera

amalgam dental fillings

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Cancer Society

amputated parts

antibiotics

colds and flu requiring

contagion risk during course of

green mucus as signal for

antihistamines

antioxidants

antiperspirants

antipyretics

aphrodisiacs

apples

artificial sweeteners

aspartame

asthma

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

babies.
See also
children; pregnancy

constipated

solid foods introduced to

back pain

bacteria.
See also
antibiotics

on airplanes

on door handles

handwashing preventing

household transmission

on kitchen sponges

Neisseria meningitidis

resistant

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

bathroom

air dryers or paper towels in

airplane

contaminated

door handle contagion risk

gonorrhea risk in

toilet seat contamination

beta-carotene

beta-casomorphin-7

Biden, Joe

birth defects

blindness

blood clots

blood pressure

body temperature

fever

normal adult

Bond, Gary

bones

caffeine influencing

soda bubbles and brittleness of

brain

aspartame impacting

cell phones causing tumors in

high fever damaging

as sexual organ

bran

breast cancer

British Journal of Nutrition

bubble bath

burns

buses

caffeine

calcium absorption

cancer

American Cancer Society

apples linked to less

artificial sweeteners causing

aspartame studies on

breast

cell phones causing

cyclamate study on

deodorants linked to

diet impacting

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

HPV infection and

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

National Cancer Institute

neuroblastoma

radiation exposure causing

tobacco causing

vitamin studies on

Cancer Causes and Control

capsaicin

carbonated drinks

carotenoids

catechin

CDC.
See
Centers for Disease Control

celery

cell phones

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

cervical cancer

cheese

chemotherapy

chicken soup

chicken pox

childbirth pain

children.
See also
babies

ADHD medication for

allergy prevention in

American Academy of Pediatrics

antipyretics for

bubble baths for

caffeine and stunted growth of

croup treatment

day care facility contagion risk

fish consumption causing birth defects

flu shot risk for

hair dye linked to birth defects

neuroblastomas in

over-the-counter medicines for

Pediatrics

poison ingestion by

urinary tract infection in

vaccination of sick

chocolate

cholesterol

cigarettes

Cochrane systematic review

codeine

coffee

cola.
See
soda bubbles

cold remedy

acupuncture

Airborne

antibiotics

chicken soup

echinacea

garlic

honey and vinegar

hot steam

neti pot

over-the-counter

vitamin C

zinc

cold weather

colds and flu from

urinary infection and snow

colds.
See also
cold remedy; upper respiratory infection

airborne

antibiotics for

cold weather causing

feeding of

flu compared to

green mucus

green mucus from

handshake causing

household transmission of

immune system weakness causing

milk causing mucus

stress linked to

wet hair causing

colorectal cancer

comb, lice contamination of

constipation

contagion risk

air dryers or paper towels reducing

airplane travel

antibiotics course and

contaminated bathroom

day care facility

door handles

handshake as

household

lice

cough medicine

coughing

creatine

crossed eyes

croup

CT scan

cyclamate

dairy products

acne from

constipation from

lactose intolerance

milk as sleep aid

mucus from

D-aspartic acid

day care facility

decongestants

deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

dental fillings

deodorants

dextromethorphan (DM)

diabetes

diarrhea

diet

acne influenced by

apples

artificial sweeteners

cancer influenced by

dairy

eggs

fried foods

garlic

honey

hot peppers

NHANES

NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study

Nurse’s Health Study

pears

protein

sugar

warm milk

wine

disinfection, sponges for

DM.
See
dextromethorphan

door handles

droplet flocculation

DVT.
See
deep vein thrombosis

ear infection

echinacea

eggs

high cholesterol from

salmonella risk in

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

exercise

muscle turned to fat without

stomach flattening

stretching prior to

eyes

crossed

masturbation causing blindness

pinkeye

rubbing of

television ruining

FDA.
See
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

fever

brain damage from

starving of

fifth disease

first aid

burn treatment

croup treatment

hydrogen peroxide

induced vomiting

nosebleed

seizure treatment

wound licking

fish consumption

flavonoids

flu

airplane travel risk for

antibiotics for

cold weather causing

colds compared to

H1N1 influenza (swine flu)

handshake as risk for

household transmission of

stress linked to

flu shot.
See also
vaccination

age and need for

CDC recommending

folic acid

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage
(Parker-Pope)

fried foods

frogs

FTC.
See
Federal Trade Commission

fungi

garlic

gastric acid secretion

GNG Pharmaceutical Services

gonorrhea

Gräfenberg, Ernst