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Does Microwaving Foods In Plastic Containers Cause Cancer?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jessica Lee
Feb 14, 2002
From TikTok videos to viral emails — for decades, warnings have circulated online about the alle ...
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Do Automobiles Produce Potentially Cancer-Causing Levels of Benzene?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 7, 2009
Contrary to online scarelore, automobile components do not emit dangerous levels of cancer-causi ...
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Can Water from Plastic Bottles Be Toxic?
Written by:
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?
Written by:
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?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 19, 2011
The use of a thyroid guard may not necessarily be appropriate in all x-ray situations.
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Wax on Apples Causes Cancer?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2016
Wax on apples is not a little-known secret uncovered by a YouTube user, and the substance used i ...
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Microwaved Water -- See What It Does to Plants
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 8, 2006
Does an experiment prove water that has been heated in a microwave oven is harmful to plants?
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'Vampire Fungus' Affects 70 Percent of Americans?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 21, 2015
Rumor: 70% of Americans are affected by a 'vampire fungus' that causes a number of medical ailments.
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Are Dryer Sheets Full of Toxic Chemicals?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 14, 2016
Multiple "natural wellness" blogs claimed that dryer sheets posed health risks.
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Shrimp, Vitamin C and Arsenic
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 24, 2001
Will Vitamin C users who eat shrimp accumulate deadly levels of arsenic in their systems?
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Can Ingesting Hand Sanitizer Give Children Alcohol Poisoning?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 25, 2007
While one might think the taste might be enough to stop a child from eating hand sanitizer, kids ...
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Have 97 Percent of Terminal Cancer Victims Undergone Root Canals?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 30, 2014
Claims about definitive links between terminal cancer and root canal procedures are unsupported ...
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Ricin
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 8, 2011
Are drug traffickers booby trapping their laboratories with ricin?
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Resolve Death
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 5, 2004
Did a 2-year-old boy die after ingesting Resolve brand carpet cleaner?
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Soy and Thyroid Problems
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 1, 2005
Are soy food products linked to thyroid cancer?
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Pot Scrubber Sponges and Agent Orange
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 15, 1999
Do Procter & Gamble pot scrubber sponges contain a dangerous derivative of Agent Orange?
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Danger from Microwave Popcorn Butter Flavoring
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 5, 2007
Does the artificial butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn pose a danger of lung damage to o ...
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Is Expired Cake Mix Dangerous?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 18, 2006
Are expired boxes of cake and pancake mixes dangerously toxic?
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Chemical Burns from Pampers Disposable Diapers?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 26, 2013
Do Pampers brand diapers commonly cause severe diaper rash and chemical burns on infants?
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Sanitary Pad Warning
Written by:
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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