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Vaccination Risks - Real and Imagined
Focus now on myths surrounding the safety of vaccines, including the mumps-measles-rubella (MMR) vaccine and its false...
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Roundup - Decluttering Our Mental Closet
Finish the series with a brief survey of "mini-myths," including that body heat is mostly lost through...
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The Fallacy That Natural Is Always Better
Natural isn't always better for you, as Dr. Novella demonstrates by guiding you through some common...
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Probiotics and Our Bacterial Friends
There are billions of bacteria around and inside your body, and some of them are actually beneficial to...
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Vague Symptoms and Fuzzy Diagnoses
Diagnoses are the labels we attach to the signs and symptoms of particular diseases or illnesses. But not...
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Vitamin and Nutrition Myths
You cannot overdose on vitamins. Organically grown food is more nutritious than traditionally grown food. Everyone should take vitamin...