Interesting Facts About Doctors & Patients

*Surgeons are taller and better looking than other doctors :
Doctors at the University of Barcelona Hospital noticed that the tallest and most handsome male students were more likely to go for surgery, and the shortest (and perhaps not so good looking) ones were more likely to become physicians. So they decided to test the theory that, on average, surgeons are taller and better looking than physicians.
The results show that, on average, senior male surgeons are significantly taller and better looking than senior male physicians. They also show that film stars who play doctors are significantly better looking than real surgeons and physicians.

*Seven medical myths even doctors believe:
Even physicians sometimes believe medical myths contradicted by scientific evidence. In a study published in the British Medical Journal, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers explored seven commonly held medical beliefs:
1. People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day
2. We use only 10% of our brains
3. Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death
4. Shaving hair causes it to grow back faster, darker, or coarser
5. Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
6. Eating turkey makes people especially drowsy
7. Mobile phones create considerable electromagnetic interference in hospitals
Despite their popularity, all of these medical beliefs range from unproved to untrue.

*Majority of U.S. doctors believe religion is beneficial for patients’ health :
More than half of physicians believe that religion and spirituality have a significant influence on patients’ health, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The study also found that 76 percent of physicians believe that religion and spirituality helps patients cope, 74 percent believe that it gives patients a positive state of mind and 55 percent report that it provides emotional and practical support through religious community