Don't Swallow Your Gum – Press Release
Myths, Half-truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health
By Dr. Aaron Carroll and Dr. Rachel Vreeman
People have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet we still believe “facts” about our bodies and health that are just plain wrong. DON’T SWALLOW YOUR GUM! (Griffin; June 2009; ISBN 0-312-53387-X; Paperback; $13.95) by Dr. Aaron E. Carroll and Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman takes on these myths and misconceptions, and exposes the truth behind some of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies.
Doctors' book debunks medical ‘truths'
We’ve all heard them, those axioms of possible – usually questionable – medical truths, passed down from generation to generation…
Jennifer Boen reports on Don’t Swallow Your Gum! in The News Sentinel.
Year-End Clearance: All Medical Myths Must Go!
Drs. Carroll and Vreeman featured in the Freakonomics New York Times blog.
Relax, Sugar Is Sweet
Drs. Carroll and Vreeman featured in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Scientists Shed Light On Festive Medical Myths (Audio)
Drs. Carroll and Vreeman featured on NPR’s All Things Considered.
audio available
Hungover? Take two eels and call me in the morning
Drs. Carroll and Vreeman featured in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Holiday Myths Busted – Find Out Which Commonly Held Beliefs Are Not True (Video)
Drs Carroll and Vreeman featured on Good Morning America.
video available
Six Holiday Myths Debunked
Drs. Carroll and Vreeman featured in the Washington Post.
Medical myths debunked! (audio)
Dr. Vreeman featured on The Takeway (PRI/BBC/NY Times).
audio available
