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A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public. Caveat emptor: Limited data and no FDA approval.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2025 Source:A test that aims to rule out autism using a strand of hair is now available to the public
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Cupping; An Homage to Hippocrates, Galen, Aristotle and the Four Humours.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 30, 2025 Source:Is Cupping Right for You? Everything To Know About Its Benefits and Risks
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Sure, let’s create a market based on zero need and devise a new category directed towards people to convince them that they they need whole-body deodorant. Please go away.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 13, 2025 Source:What you should know about ‘whole-body’ deodorant, according to experts
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Influencers selling fake cures for polycystic ovary syndrome
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 9, 2024 Source:Influencers selling fake cures for polycystic ovary syndrome
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“Leisure sickness” is not a medical condition but a lot of space was taken in this article to produce a plethora of recommendations for relaxation that paradoxically becomes a full time stressful job to accomplish it.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2024 Source:You Might Be Prone to “Leisure Sickness” if Your Body Seems to Sabotage Your Time Off
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If you like pumpkin spice food products at this time of year, go ahead and enjoy. Its touted health benefits and claims are on more shaky ground.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 11, 2024 Source:5 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Spice
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Drinking shots of alcohol will not prevent food poisoning. @billcarrolltalk and I discuss why it does not work.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 3, 2024 Source:Wait—Can Alcohol Really Prevent Food Poisoning?
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Little to evidence to suggest that the purported uses of red light therapy accomplish what the manufacturers claim.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 27, 2024 Source: What is red light therapy and does it work? Reference: Red Light Therapy
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New tool being developed by the University of Waterloo to help identify false health claims.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 29, 2024 Source:‘Life-or-death’ issue: How one tool is identifying false health claims on social media Reference:A Big Data ecosystem for evaluating health misinformation on social media