A recently published study in the British Medical Journal debunks 7 popular medical myths, including:

• People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day
• We use only 10% of our brains
• Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death
• Shaving hair causes it to grow back faster
• Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight

Well worth a read.

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