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“Se você for na Cidade Tiradentes ou no Jardim Ângela, a expectativa de vida tá em 61 anos. Se você for para Moema, para o Jardins, é mais de 80."
Publisher’s rating: Rating unavailable
Can Turmeric Prevent Tooth Decay?
Publisher’s rating: The claim is Misleading
Sugar induces hyperactivity in children
Publisher’s rating: Sugar does not induce hyperactivity in children
"De longues files d'attente pour se faire tester pour la variole du singe à Omaha, dans le Nebraska Maintenant, les masques 😷, les tests 🦠PCR, les confinements ⛓ et les vaccinations 💉 peuvent reprendre avec beaucoup d'enthousiastes."
Publisher’s rating: La vidéo a été prise lors d'un meeting de Tim Walz, candidat démocrate à la vice-présidence américaine. Elle n'a rien à voir avec la mpox.
Vacina AstraZeneca contra covid tem varíola dos macacos
Publisher’s rating: Falso: Na realidade, esse adenovírus não tem qualquer relação com a mpox.
دانشمندان آمریکایی آثار درمانی و پیشگیرانه «سینهزنی» برای سلامت انسان را کشف کردهاند.
Publisher’s rating: شاخدار
Can cinnamon powder, water and apple cider vinegar fix diabetes overnight?
Publisher’s rating: This is FALSE claim.
“Točno je 50 godina od vjerojatno najvećeg medicinsko-socijalnog eksperimenta koji je proveden nad narodom tadašnje Jugoslavije…”
Publisher’s rating: Netočno, Dezinformacija
هل يحق لوزير الصحة إخراج الأدوية من المرافق الحدودية بلا تفتيش بذريعة الظروف الطارئة؟
Publisher’s rating: صحيح جزئياً
Can Dandruff Be Effectively Combated with Aspirin?
Publisher’s rating: Half True
The review says salicylic acid in aspirin may help reduce scalp flaking, but evidence for the DIY method of mixing crushed aspirin with shampoo is limited. It cautions that this approach may be less effective than dedicated anti-dandruff shampoos and may cause irritation or dryness.
Can Pineapple Cure Stroke?
Publisher’s rating: This is False claim.
Indian Goosegrass plant can reverse kidney failure in 3 months
Publisher’s rating: False
Mpox volta a ser considerada emergência de saúde pública
Publisher’s rating: EXPLICA
The review explains that the WHO again declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern after lowering its alert status in May 2023 as cases declined. It says the renewed declaration followed rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a growing number of African countries.
L’OMS a ordonné au gouvernement de se préparer à des « méga-confinements » en raison de la souche « mortelle de la variole du singe ».
Publisher’s rating: Non, l'OMS n'a pas appelé les gouvernements à se préparer à des confinements, et n'a pas non plus le pouvoir de formuler de tels ordres, a fait savoir l'organisation à la Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). Le directeur de l'OMS en Europe a par ailleurs publiquement déclaré que des confinements n'étaient pas à l'ordre du jour pour freiner la propagation de la mpox.
