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It may be called "men"-opause, but it’s a time of life that only belongs to women.

Male menopause, well, that may be a myth, according to some experts.

(MedPage Today) -- The need to drink eight glasses of water a day may be as big a myth as the fountain of youth, according to one U.K. physician.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Fever phobia is rampant among parents of young children, according to a myth-busting American Academy of Pediatrics report that advises against treatment every time a kid's temperature inches up....

The belief women are having unnecessary Caesarean sections to avoid the pain of childbirth is false, suggest researchers.

Ladies of a certain age, your friskiest years are yet to come.

While male menopause is not a myth, as previously thought, it's certainly rare. Male menopause afflicts just 2% of guys, according to a new study.

Parents of autistic children often hear that the divorce rate in families with autism is 80%, but a new study debunks that figure as a myth.

Researchers say multitasking is a myth -- when people try to do two things at once, performance on both tasks drops.

But for a tiny group of supertaskers, new research finds, doubling up on duties is a breeze

Drug companies have long sought to develop the "female Viagra," but it's hard to find a cure when you don't know exactly what you're treating.

Ultramarathoner Chris McDougall, author of Born to Run talks to TIME about extreme long-distance runs, Mexico's Tarahumara people and what he thinks about those who say they don't like to jog