I saw it on the internet
Are Antiperspirants Safe?
A widely circulating e-mail article claims that antiperspirant use causes breast cancer. The e-mail says that since antiperspirants prevent your body from sweating out toxins, the toxins then build up in your lymph nodes and result in breast cancer. However, these claims are NOT correct. Read More
Will Acai Help Me Lose Weight?
Many sellers of health foods and supplements claim that the acai (AH-sah-EE) berry will help you lose weight. Dieters beware: these claims are false. Read More
Is Plastic Safe to Use in the Microwave?
Everyone knows that you can’t heat aluminum foil in the microwave, but if you think plastic wraps are a safe alternative, you might want to think again. Read More
Is it Dangerous to Pump Gas while Doing Other Things?
We recently received an email warning about gas pump fires caused by cell phones or static electricity. The email falsely claims that the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) found that fires were caused by individuals using a cell phone while pumping gas. Read More
Will pills or creams increase breast size?
Question: I got an email about a cream that will make my breasts grow. Then I saw an ad for a different cream in a magazine. My mother says that those products don’t really work. Is that true? Why are they allowed to sell them if they don’t work? Read More
Is There a New Kind of Breast Cancer?: Paget’s Disease
Many women have received an email warning that a “new form of breast cancer” starts as a rash on a woman’s breast, instead of showing up as a lump. This Internet story is actually based on truth. Read More
What Women Need to Know About Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer is very fast-growing and aggressive. It is also very rare – less than 5 % of all breast cancer cases, and perhaps only 1%. It occurs so infrequently that many breast care specialists have never met a patient who has it. Read More
Can Wearing a Bra Cause Breast Cancer?
There are several persistent myths about things that cause breast cancer. One of the most common is that wearing a bra – or wearing an underwire bra – causes the disease. Read More
Are There More Bacteria on Computer Keyboards Than Toilet Seats?
We all try to keep our kitchens and bathrooms clean and bacteria-free. But how clean are our offices, computers, and keyboards? Most of us spend many hours every week typing at a computer, but rarely think to clean it. How dirty can our desks get? Read More
Is there mercury in your favorite foods?
What’s being said. What is mercury and who is most affected by exposure to mercury? What the studies found. What should you do?