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The Colbert Report

July 21, 2009 in DSYG, News

Aaron appeared on The Colbert Report to talk health care reform, and gave Stephen Colbert a copy of Don’t Swallow Your Gum!

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Health Caring: Six Health Myths That Totally Sound True

July 6, 2009 in DSYG, News

We all walk around with medical information in our heads — some of it true, some of it not so much. A pair of medical professors from the Indiana University School of Medicine may have the antidote…

Jeremy Cox reviews Don’t Swallow Your Gum! for the Florida Times-Union.

Myth Busters

July 5, 2009 in DSYG, News

If you still believe in putting butter on burns, we’ve got the right book for you….

Barb Berggoetz reviews Don’t Swallow Your Gum! for the Indianapolis Star.

11 Health Myths That May Surprise You

June 29, 2009 in DSYG, News

Myths, half-truths and wives’ tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren’t true or at least are unproven. That’s the focus of a new book, “Don’t Swallow Your Gum! Myths, Half-Truths and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health,”

Tara Parker-Pope revisits medical myths in her Well blog for the New York Times.

Book Signing – Grand Rapids, MI

June 25, 2009 in DSYG, Events, News

Please join author Rachel C. Vreeman, MD, MS as she discusses and signs copies of her new book, Don’t Swallow Your Gum!

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Grand Rapids Native Teams Up With Fellow Doctor to Dispel Common Myths of Life

June 23, 2009 in DSYG, News

Myth-busters: Dr. Rachel Vreeman, a Grand Rapids native, and Dr. Aaron E. Carroll authored the book “Don’t Swallow Your Gum: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body And Health,” which explores — and dispels — common beliefs concerning topics such as sex, pregnancy, birth and illness.

Ann Byle reviews Don’t Swallow Your Gum! for the Grand Rapids Press.

A Peek At Recent Health and Fitness Books, Magazines and Web Sites

June 18, 2009 in DSYG, News

Do you think vitamin C, Echinacea and zinc will help prevent you from getting a cold?  Not so, say Indiana University School of Medicine professors Aaron E. Carroll and Rachel C. Vreeman…

Barb Berggoetz reviews Don’t Swallow Your Gum! for the Indianapolis Star.

Book Signing – Carmel, IN

June 17, 2009 in DSYG, Events, News

Please join us as we welcome local authors Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS & Rachel C. Vreeman, MD, MS as they discuss and sign copies of their new book, Don’t Swallow Your Gum!

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In A New Book, Two Doctors Use Science to Address Common Health Myths

June 12, 2009 in DSYG, News

Ever since Seinfeld’s George Costanza double-dipped a chip, the debate has raged over whether this common practice is safe.  For the record, science says it’s not. All you germophobes out there were right to avoid the guacamole. It’s swimming with bacteria…

Jon Jarvis reviews Don’t Swallow Your Gum! for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

5 Myths About Women's Bodies

June 7, 2009 in DSYG, News

Robin Nixon heavily references Don’t Swallow Your Gum! to talk about myths about women’s bodies in Live Science.

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