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.
Tagged "Disease"
Johns Hopkins Scientist Exposes Flu Vaccine Danger?
23 August 2017 - 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
8 June 2017 - 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?
25 November 2017 - 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.
