Medical Myths • Age and Arthritis -- Facts and Fiction • The Organic Advantage • The Little Things We Do • From Ulcers To Deodorant -- Dispelling Teen Myths • Does Nighttime Noshing Make You Fat? • Consternation About Constipation • Vitamin Supplements: Are They for Everyone? • Licking Your Wounds • No Match for Tick Removal • The Myth and Mystery of Hiccups • The Lie of Lie Detectors • Can You Become Immune to Medications? • CPR: Less Effective Than You Might Think • Poinsettia, Mistletoe and Other Holiday 'Dangers' • Does a Sneeze Mean Disease? • Taking Baby Out and About • Medical Myths Die Hard • Toads and Frogs -- Friend or Foe? • How Inhaling Helium Affects Your Voice • The Real Dangers of Lightning • What Are You Yawning About? • Power Lines and Your Health • In Search of the Elusive Aphrodisiac: Sex, Food and Myth • Computer Use and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Organs With Plenty To Spare • Calling in the Replacements • Breaking Down Bone Myths • A Handful of Fingernail Myths • Useless Organs • Yikes, Lice! • Goosebumps • Menstrual Synchrony • What Makes a Good Doctor? • Getting a Flu Shot -- Will it Cause the Flu? • Praying for Health • Don't Fall for These Skin Myths • Does Metabolism Matter in Weight Loss? • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Names and Claims • Advice You Can Safely Ignore About Getting Pregnant • Growing Pains • Twelve Myths About Pregnancy • How Much of the Brain Do We Really Use? • The Hair-Raising Myth About Shaving • The Mercury Myth • Coffee -- Grounds for Concern? • Cherries for Gout -- Myth or Marvel? • Nosebleeds -- Separating Fact From Fiction • What Makes a Disease Real? • What Your Doctor Doesn't Know • The Turkey Coma -- Fact or Fiction? • 10 Flu Myths • Real-Time Medical Care • The Limits of Willpower • Putting the Apple-a-Day Adage to the Test • Can You Wear Out Your Joints? • Cancer's Fine Line • What It Means To Be 'Double-Jointed' • Nutrients: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing? • The Myth of 98.6 • Can Sex Be a Health Hazard? • Exercise and Your Menstrual Cycle: Does Time of the Month Matter? • Airing Out a Lung Cancer Myth • How Diseases Come and Go • Stomach Growling and Other Bodily Noises: Embarrassing, But a Sign of Health • Can We Predict Height? • Eating and Swimming • Groin Injuries and Your Voice • Is Gout a Rich Person's Disease? • Myths About Vision • The Right Way To Handle a Seizure • The Seeds of Worry • Doctor, How Long Have I Got? • The Best Ways To Deal With a Fever • The Hazards of Bathroom Seats • Forget What You Heard About Amnesia • The 'Ripening' of Cataracts • Acne and the Role of Diet • I Can't Take It! -- Side Effects, Intolerance and Allergic Reactions to Medicines • Sugar's Role in Diabetes • The Influence of Sugar on Childhood Behavior • Are You Worried Well? • Four Common Myths About Allergies • 'Whole-Body' MRI — A Good Stocking Stuffer This Holiday? • The Truth About Premarital Blood Testing • Nearing a Cancer Cure? • Boy or Girl? Determining a Baby's Gender • Whether Weather Matters For Arthritis • Lifting the Myth Off Hernias • Does Diet Play a Role in Arthritis? • Is Exercise Always Good for You? • The Promise and Pitfalls of Patient Empowerment • Are Beer and Wine Less Strong Than Liquor? • Choosing Your Six-Pack: Abdominal Muscles and Pot Bellies • Will a Beer Really Quench That Summer Thirst? • Cramps: What They Are, What To Do • A Dangerous Myth: If It's Over The Counter, It Must Be Safe • Worried Gray? • Circumspection for Circumcision • Does Bad Posture Cause Scoliosis? • How Does a Myth Get Started? • Will a Routine Physical Uncover Every Problem? • Does Food Cause Ulcers? • The '8 Glasses Per Day' Rule • The Quick and Dirty on Tetanus • Sleep: What's Going on Behind That Shut-Eye? • Facts and Myths About Anemia • The Myth of Bags Under the Eyes • Testosterone -- What It Does And Doesn't Do • Can You Really Throw Your Back Out? • Anatomy 101: Know Your Body Parts • Is Kissing Dangerous? • Medical Myth Prevention -- Understanding Medical News • The Top 10 Things That Don't Cause Arthritis • Old Age: It's Tough, But It Won't Kill You Back To Today's Commentary Back To Index Of All Commentaries • Focus on Fitness • Medical Myths • A Parent's Life • Food for Thought • Minding Your Mind • Healthy Heart • Man to Man • Woman to Woman • What Your Doctor Is Saying • Highlight on Drugs • What Your Doctor Is Reading