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Home - OMRF News - Archives for misconception

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No (April) foolin’: Five medical myths busted

March 30, 2017

OMRF is putting five medical myths to rest.

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Can you get the flu from a flu shot? Simply, no

December 29, 2015

Mild side effects from flu shots have resulted in long-held misconceptions.

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Eight glasses a day? It doesn’t hold water.

September 4, 2015

Turns out this old adage is just another medical myth.

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