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Does microwaving foods in plastic containers release cancer-causing agents into the foods?

Does Microwaving Foods In Plastic Containers Cause Cancer?

David Mikkelson Jessica Lee

Feb 14, 2002 From TikTok videos to viral emails — for decades, warnings have circulated online about the alle ...

Do Automobiles Produce Potentially Cancer Causing Levels of Benzene?

Do Automobiles Produce Potentially Cancer-Causing Levels of Benzene?

David Mikkelson

Jun 7, 2009 Contrary to online scarelore, automobile components do not emit dangerous levels of cancer-causi ...

Can Water from Plastic Bottles Be Toxic?

David Mikkelson

Sep 30, 2003 Does reusing, freezing, or warming plastic water bottles cause them to break down into dioxins o ...

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Can You Catch Leptospirosis from Rat Urine on Soda Cans?

Barbara Mikkelson

Jul 20, 2000 Accounts warn of death and disease caused by rat urine on soda cans. True stories, or more Inte ...

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Should Patients Request Thyroid Guards During X-Rays to Prevent Thyroid Cancer?

David Mikkelson

Mar 19, 2011 The use of a thyroid guard may not necessarily be appropriate in all x-ray situations.

Wax on Apples Causes Cancer?

May 3, 2016 Wax on apples is not a little-known secret uncovered by a YouTube user, and the substance used i ...

Microwaved Water -- See What It Does to Plants

David Mikkelson

Aug 8, 2006 Does an experiment prove water that has been heated in a microwave oven is harmful to plants?

'Vampire Fungus' Affects 70 Percent of Americans?

David Mikkelson

Jan 21, 2015 Rumor: 70% of Americans are affected by a 'vampire fungus' that causes a number of medical ailments.

Are Dryer Sheets Full of Toxic Chemicals?

May 14, 2016 Multiple "natural wellness" blogs claimed that dryer sheets posed health risks.

Shrimp, Vitamin C and Arsenic

Barbara Mikkelson

Jul 24, 2001 Will Vitamin C users who eat shrimp accumulate deadly levels of arsenic in their systems?

Can Ingesting Hand Sanitizer Give Children Alcohol Poisoning?

Barbara Mikkelson

Jan 25, 2007 While one might think the taste might be enough to stop a child from eating hand sanitizer, kids ...

Plastic model of teeth in dentist's office

Have 97 Percent of Terminal Cancer Victims Undergone Root Canals?

Oct 30, 2014 Claims about definitive links between terminal cancer and root canal procedures are unsupported ...

Ricin

Barbara Mikkelson

Jul 8, 2011 Are drug traffickers booby trapping their laboratories with ricin?

Resolve Death

Barbara Mikkelson

Sep 5, 2004 Did a 2-year-old boy die after ingesting Resolve brand carpet cleaner?

Soy and Thyroid Problems

Barbara Mikkelson

May 1, 2005 Are soy food products linked to thyroid cancer?

Pot Scrubber Sponges and Agent Orange

David Mikkelson

Mar 15, 1999 Do Procter & Gamble pot scrubber sponges contain a dangerous derivative of Agent Orange?

Danger from Microwave Popcorn Butter Flavoring

David Mikkelson

Sep 5, 2007 Does the artificial butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn pose a danger of lung damage to o ...

Is Expired Cake Mix Dangerous?

David Mikkelson

Apr 18, 2006 Are expired boxes of cake and pancake mixes dangerously toxic?

Chemical Burns from Pampers Disposable Diapers?

David Mikkelson

Jul 26, 2013 Do Pampers brand diapers commonly cause severe diaper rash and chemical burns on infants?

sanitary pad warning

Sanitary Pad Warning

David Mikkelson

Sep 24, 2013 Did wearing certain types of sanitary pads cause uterine and bladder cancer that has resulted in ...

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