genetically modified foods

Fact or Myth: Do Genetically Modified Foods Cause Cancer, Lung Damage & Birth Defects?

This is a fact. In order to make crops more resistant to pests, scientists insert a special gene, called Bt-toxin – derived from Bacillus...
mineral oil toxic

Fact or Myth: Is Mineral Oil Toxic To Use?

This is a FACT. Mineral oil —a common ingredient in many kinds of lotions— has been linked to at least 23 diseases, including autoimmune disorders...
healthy eating out

Fact or Myth: Healthy Eating Out – Is Table Service Better Than Fast Food?

This is a MYTH. Results from a new study comparing fast food and table service meals may surprise you: The average fast food meal is...
neodymium magnets

Fact or Myth: Should People With Pacemakers Avoid Fridge Magnets?

This is a FACT. Refrigerator magnets can be cute, but they’re no laughing matter for people with pacemakers or an implanted medical or heart device....
mental imagery

Fact or Myth: Does Mental Imagery Improves Athletic Performance?

This is a FACT. Practice does make perfect...but when it comes to sports, practice should encompass more than just honing physical skills. The most impressive...
osteoporosis and milk

Fact or Myth: Does Osteoporosis and Drinking Milk Have A Connection?

This is a fact. And one of the more inexplicable health paradoxes of our time. It has been shown that osteoporosis and milk leads to...
should i get a flu shot

Fact or Myth: Should I Get A Flu Shot? I’ve Heard It Can Cause...

This is a FACT. Pharmacy signs that read, “Get your flu shots here!”...stickers that brag, “I got my flu shot today, did you?”...and text messages...
chicken cancer

Fact or Myth: Can Eating Chicken Cause Cancer?

This is a FACT. Would you like your chicken traditional, crispy, or extra-cancerous? It sounds like a bad dream at KFC, but unfortunately, it’s true: Consuming...
prolonged sitting

Fact or Myth: Prolonged Sitting Can Cause Cancer?

This is a FACT. Desk jobs have been accused of being boring, but never dangerous...until now. Compelling and substantial recent research links inactivity and long...
statin drug effects

Fact or Myth: Do Statin Drug Effects Increase Men’s Risk of Prostate Cancer?

This is a FACT. A recent study of nearly 400 prostate cancer patients diagnosed between 2005 and 2008 found that the use of any statin...