{"product_id":"9781429984850","title":"Always Follow the Elephants: More Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths about Our Health and the World We Live In","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times's\u003c\/i\u003e intrepid \"Really?\" reporter and author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNever Shower in a Thunderstorm\u003c\/i\u003e, more mind-opening health facts (and fictions)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNever Shower in a Thunderstorm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Anahad O'Connor uncovers the truth behind a hundred more old wives' tales and conventional-wisdom cures. O'Connor investigates nagging questions of domestic safety, such as whether you can get radiation poisoning from standing too close to a microwave. (You'll actually be exposed to more watts from your cell phone.) He unearths astounding first-aid \"MacGyverisms,\" such as the attempts by Vietnam War battlefield medics and professional sports stars to seal wounds with super glue. (The bottom line: it works, but can irritate skin.) And he looks into the claim that a pregnant mother with heartburn should expect a hairy newborn (and is as baffled as the scientists who tallied up the clearly evident infant hairdos).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone curious about whether to starve a fever or a cold, or whether stifling a sneeze will damage the body, O'Connor delivers yet another winning and irresistible collection of tips about our health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141847597296,"sku":"9781429984850","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429984850_p0.jpg?v=1769903155","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429984850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}