I. How to Evaluate Scientific Evidence -- 1. How Science Helps Decide What to Believe -- 2. Summing Up: Synthesizing the Scientific Evidence -- II. Infection -- 3. Dodging the Draft: Does Avoiding the Cold Reducing the Risk of Catching a Cold? -- 4. Dietary Supplements and Common Viral Infections: "Boosting" the Immune System or the Manufacturers' Profits? -- 5. Common Sense or Nonsense? Non-Drug Treatments for the Common Cold -- III. Skin and Eye Conditions-. 6. Duct (or Duck) Tape for Treating Warts: A Quack Remedy? -- 7. Aloe Vera: Does it Work? A Burning Question -- 8. Diet and Acne: Should Teenagers Avoid Pizza and Chocolate? -- 9. I Can See Clearly Now: Do Glasses Make You More Nearsighted? -- 10. Eye Strain and Headache: A Change in Viewpoint? -- IV. Foods and Beverages -- 11.The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting: Detox or Redux? -- 12. Preventing or Treating a Hangover: Dilution or Delusion? -- 13. Preventing or Treating a Hangover: Dilution or Delusion? -- 14. Artificial sweeteners and cancer -- 15. Sugar and hyperactivity in children -- 16. Benefits of organic and non-GMO foods -- 17. Protein supplements to build muscle -- 18. Extra water to prevent jet lag -- 19. High-sugar diet and diabetes -- V. Pregnancy and Childhood -- 20. Born Too Soon: What's in a Number? -- 21. Take Your Shots? Parents' Fear of Adverse Effects of Vaccines -- 22. Does Teething Cause Fever, Rash, and Other Signs of Illness? -- 23. No Tylenol? No Problem! Beliefs About Fever and its Treatment in Children. .