7 Medical Myths That Can Kill You -- Get Informed About Vaccinations, Heart Disease and More

When it comes to your health, you can't believe everything you hear. And if you get the wrong information, it can have dangerous consequences.

Medical myths have been passed down through the ages, told to us by parents, grandparents and other family members. Also, with more medical information available at the click of a button on the Web, we have become a nation of “cyberchondriacs” diagnosing ourselves with false information and half-truths.

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