Join us for a Don't Cross Your Eyes Book Signing

June 25, 2011 in DCYE, Events, News

Join us for a book signing at the Carmel, IN Barnes and Noble on Wednesday July 13, 2011 at 7:00PM

The best quality this book holds is not its breadth, or easy-to-read science fact — as great as those are — but the sheer compelling weight of the arguments

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Don’t Cross Your Eyes helps Bust Myths on the Simple List

June 25, 2011 in DCYE, News

Busted myths from Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck That Way are featured in The Simple List, from the July 2011 issue of Real Simple.

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Myth Busters – from Kirkus Reviews

June 24, 2011 in DCYE, News

Nancy Talan shares her thoughts about Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck That Way for Kirkus Reviews.

I found myself reading aloud to my husband almost every one, amazed to learn what I thought was true really wasn’t, or in some cases that I was justified in beliefs that were correct.

6 Health Myths – Busted! from O, The Oprah Magazine

June 22, 2011 in DCYE, News

You know how vitamin C protects against colds? Actually, it doesn’t. Warm milk contains no magic sleep aid. And hydrogen peroxide will do your skinned knee more harm than good. In their new book, Don’t Cross Your Eyes…They’ll Get Stuck That Way, Aaron Carroll, MD, and Rachel Vreeman, MD, both of the Indiana University School of Medicine, use hard science to disprove wives’ tales that have been passed down through generations.

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CNN HLN – Beyond the Surface – Brain Use (Video)

March 9, 2010 in DSYG, News, Video

CNN Headline News does a series called “Beyond the Surface” and they taped Rachel and Aaron for a number of pieces on medical myths. Here’s the latest one:

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CNN HLN – Beyond the Surface – Double Dipping (Video)

February 2, 2010 in DSYG, News, Video

CNN Headline News does a series called “Beyond the Surface” and they taped Rachel and Aaron for a number of pieces on medical myths. Here’s the latest one:

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CNN HLN – Beyond the Surface – Sugar (Video)

October 28, 2009 in DSYG, News, Video

Aaron and Rachel taped a number of pieces for CNN HLN’s series “Beyond the Surface”, which will air all year.  The first was released today!

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Real Horror of Halloween: Pedestrian Deaths

October 27, 2009 in DSYG, News

Kids face real dangers on Halloween night, but not from ghosts.

Read more about Halloween myths and DSYG in an article by Liz Szabo in USA Today!

Mom was Wrong

October 6, 2009 in DSYG, News

Believe it or not, eating at night does not make you fat. You do not need eight glasses of water a day. And a dog’s mouth is not cleaner than a human’s. It’s all lies, lies and more lies! Seems we’re suckers for myths and misconceptions. None of these are true — even if your doctor told you so.

Read more in the Edmonton Sun!

Sound Medicine: Don't Swallow Your Gum!

August 23, 2009 in Audio, DSYG, News

The of Don’t Swallow Your Gum! are guests on this program, Drs. Aaron Carroll and Rachel Vreeman. They join Barbara Lewis in the studio today to clear up a few old wives’ tales!

Listen to Rachel and Aaron on Sound Medicine.

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