This site takes a logical look at a whole range of myths and lies that have infiltrated our lives; from the religious to the political, social to psychological.

Category : Medical

24th August 2006 : Get your Virginity Back

Women are having extreme surgery to rejuvenate their love lives. When Jeanette Yarborough decided to give her husband a gift for their seventeenth wedding anniversary she wanted it to be special. Really special. She decided that conventional treats such… more »
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23rd August 2006 : The Myth of Penis Enlargement

I did the research so you wouldn't have to embarrass yourself. You think your penis is too small and you've seen all kinds of ads for penis-enlargement treatment. Is this a good thing to do? According to Dr. Gil Raviv, a urologist at the Sheba Medical… more »
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22nd August 2006 : The Chiropractic Myth

AS SOMEONE WHO RECENTLY SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF A CHIROPRACTOR, I WAS VERY INTERRESTED TO READ THIS ARTICLE ON JAMES RANDI’S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION’S WEBSITE BY AN ‘EX-CHIROPRACTOR’ WHO SAW THE ERROR OF HIS WAYS, THOUGH PERHAPS TOO LATE. BITTEN BY CH… more »

21st August 2006 : Magnet Therapy Nonsense

I read an interesting article recently on Reuters in which they have a go at the multi-million dollar ‘Magnet Therapy’ Myth. (A business worth over $1 billion in 2006, according to some sources). The practice has increased several-fold worldwide, but pa… more »
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Heavy marijuana use not linked to lung cancer Despite popular belief, a new study shows that people who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk of developing lung cancer. It seems even heavy, long-term marijuana users do not appear to inc… more »