we have become a nation of “cyberchondriacs” diagnosing ourselves with false information and half-truths.In this MSNBC.com piece TODAY chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman discusses common myths that could harm your health.
- Annual checkups are no longer necessary
- Only kids need to be vaccinated
- Doctors treat everyone equally
- We can't beat cancer
- Heart disease and stroke are conditions of the elderly
- Natural is synonymous with safe
- Mental illness can just "go away"
1 comment:
wow. scary. i believed some of those too!
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