Is There a ‘New Outbreak’ of HPV That ‘Kills Faster than AIDS’?
27 November 2017 A fabricated health scare that originated in Africa got a new lease on life in November 2017.
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Johns Hopkins Scientist Exposes Flu Vaccine Danger?
23 October 2014 An anthropologist (not a doctor) penned a non-peer reviewed piece arguing that flu vaccination benefits are overestimated and that the risks have not been sufficiently highlighted.
Coconut Oil As a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?
2 February 2012 There are plausible mechanisms behind the notion that coconut oil could help with Alzheimer's, but the research is in its infancy.
Dry Drowning
17 June 2008 An account of a 10-year-old boy's death explains dry drowning and its symptoms.
Florida Governor’s Wife Has Zika Mosquito Spray Business
8 September 2016 Ann Scott doesn't own a mosquito spraying business, but she does have a large financial stake in a Gulf Coast company.
Catching Sexually Transmitted Diseases While Tanning
18 July 2016 Despite a proliferation of scary articles, the likelihood of getting herpes from a tanning bed is very small.
Italian Doctor Finds Surprisingly Simple Cure for Multiple Sclerosis?
27 April 2016 Long-debunked claims from 2009 about a novel approach to Multiple Sclerosis were misleadingly presented as news in 2016.
Do Lemons Cure Cancer?
18 April 2011 Claims that lemons "kill cancer cells" and are "10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy" are unsupported by credible medical evidence.
Three Simple Tests to Detect a Stroke
24 March 2004 Rumor: Administering three simple tests will help diagnose a stroke, and pricking a stroke victim's fingers will prevent further harm from the cerebral attack.
Mastoiditis
30 March 2015 Rumor: Parents should watch for signs of mastoiditis after their children develop ear infections.
Fraud at the CDC Uncovered?
3 February 2015 Rumor: Data suppressed by the CDC proved that the MMR vaccine produces a 340% increased risk of autism in African-American boys.
CDC Recommends Mothers Stop Breastfeeding to Boost Vaccine Efficacy?
21 January 2015 Rumor: The CDC has recommended that mothers stop breastfeeding in order to increase vaccine efficacy.
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