Health & medicine fact checks

Holding in a sneeze could be injurious to health.

Publisher’s rating: Indeed! Holding in your sneeze can cause injury to some body parts.

كيك إسرائيلي يحتوي على حبوب تسبب الشلل

Publisher’s rating: خطأ

Coconut oil added regularly to a balanced diet lowers cholesterol to normal.

Publisher’s rating: Use of coconut oil in cooking, raises the ‘bad’ cholesterol levels among individuals.

Research from related reporting says that consuming high amounts of saturated fat frequently is linked to elevated LDL cholesterol and lists coconut oil among saturated-fat sources. This does not support the claim that regularly adding coconut oil lowers cholesterol to normal.

(…) regelmatig wegen is toch belangrijk als je wil afvallen. Het werkt als een geheugensteuntje.

Publisher’s rating: Waar

The review concludes that regular self-weighing is useful when it is part of a broader behavioral weight-loss or weight-maintenance plan. Weighing alone does not lead to weight loss.

Indian doctors developed Megavac, a new mechanical thrombectomy system for Heart Surgeries

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Moderna admitted COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer

Publisher’s rating: False

Can Drinking Water While Standing Lead To Joint Damage?

Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.

AIIMS has said that eating hot food in plastic containers or heating food in plastic containers leads to cancer

Publisher’s rating: Certain plastics can leach harmful chemicals into food, especially when heated, so it’s important to use food-safe, BPA-free containers and consider alternatives like glass or stainless steel. However, AIIMS has never put out such a poster or information.

Consuming onions in Coca-Cola can cure diabetes and significantly reduce high blood sugar levels.

Publisher’s rating: While onions may help regulate blood sugar due to their beneficial compounds, consuming them in Coca-Cola is ineffective and counterproductive because of the high sugar content in the beverage.

Lack of sleep raises your cancer risk.

Publisher’s rating: A link may exist, but research is still developing.

Apeel uses carcinogenic chemicals in its edible coatings for fruits and vegetables.

Publisher’s rating: Apeel’s coatings use FDA-approved, plant-derived ingredients (primarily mono- and diglycerides) that are safe for consumption and can be easily washed off.

Can Black Pepper Be Used for Gingivitis?

Publisher’s rating: The Claim is Misleading

Gond Katira can cure period problems

Publisher’s rating: False

Ex vicepresidente de Pfizer: “Las inyecciones de COVID fueron diseñadas para sacrificar miles de millones de humanos”: #Falso

Publisher’s rating: Falso

almonds and milk mixture can eliminate the need for glasses

Publisher’s rating: False

‘Je hersenen krijgen tijdens de slaap letterlijk een wasbeurt.[...] De afvoer van spoelvocht blijkt het best te verlopen als je op je rechterzij ligt.’

Publisher’s rating: Geen bewijs

The review says brain fluid that carries waste appears to work best during sleep, but whether sleeping on the right rather than the left affects its drainage is unknown. It therefore considers the right-side sleeping tip unproven. (S1: “Op welke zijde ze slapen, rechts of links, en of dat een rol speelt bij de afvoer van vocht, weten we niet.”; “We beschouwen de tip van Reginald Deschepper daarom als niet bewezen.”)

yam cream can treat hormonal imbalance naturally

Publisher’s rating: False

Research from related reporting describes wild yam cream as marketed to support hormonal balance, but says scientific evidence is mixed. Another related article cautions that herbal hormone boosters’ effectiveness is often unproven, so the excerpts do not establish that yam cream treats hormonal imbalance.

One can contract chickenpox twice.

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aloe vera gel helps you grow a beard in a week

Publisher’s rating: False

This video of Jesse Watters, a Fox News anchor, and Kevin O'Leary, a businessman, shows them endorsing a neuropathy drug.

Publisher’s rating: Fake