Health Facts or Fiction: What’s Your Score?

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* 1. Unless you are allergic, having a dog or cat can make you healthier.

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* 2. Once you have type 2 diabetes and need to take medication to regulate your blood sugar, you’ll have to take it for the rest of your life.

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* 3. Stop cracking your knuckles! It will cause arthritis in your fingers later in life.

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* 4. Humans only use ten percent of their brains.

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* 5. Countless moms have told their children eating carrots is good for their eyes – and they were right

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* 6. Can’t sleep? Drinking warm milk before bed will ease you into dreamland.

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* 7. An apple a day really may keep the doctor away: eating apples regularly has important health benefits and may even reduce the risk of some cancers.

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* 8. Reading in dim light can make you squint but it won’t do any damage to your eyesight.

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* 9. Chicken soup has been scientifically proven to help treat cold symptoms

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* 10. Need to keep your cholesterol in check? Avoid eggs because they are loaded with cholesterol and may raise your risk of heart disease.

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* 11. Shaving hair causes it to grow back faster, darker or coarser.

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* 12. Applying hydrogen peroxide to a wound isn’t a good way to avoid infection. In fact, it could make the problem worse.

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* 13. Certain foods, like grapefruit, celery, or cabbage soup, rev up your metabolism and help you burn fat and lose weight.

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* 14. A famous episode of the l990s hit TV show “Friends” featured a plot that revealed a little known medical fact: urine is a good emergency treatment for a jellyfish sting.

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* 15. Hate those hot air dryers in public restrooms that dry out your hands? Go ahead and use the paper towels instead. Using the air dryer doesn’t keep your hands any cleaner.

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* 16. Thank you for taking our brief survey!
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We’ll select a winner at random from participants with the highest scores to receive a copy of the new book by Dr. Carroll and Dr. Vreeman, "Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck That Way! And 75 Other Health Myths Debunked."