Why do so many unproven recommendations get incorporated into the medical arena? Put a jacket on so you don’t catch cold! Stress causes stomach ulcers. Caffeine causes _______. (Fill in the blank since it’s blamed for everything!) Sugar makes kids hyper. Colonic cleansing rids the body of evil toxins. We accept many medical recommendations as sound in the absence of supportive data or in some cases, even if data refutes the claim. Many folks, including current governmental public health leaders, still maintain that the measles vaccine causes autism which has been roundly debunked. D islodging medical myths takes effort, time and open mindedness of the believers. When I was a younger doctor, antibiotics were routinely prescribed for sore throats and ear infections.. When these patients recovered, the antibiotics were credited with the salutary outcome. Doctors were simply following the teachings and customs of that era. Nowadays, phys...
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