Health And WellbeingMisleading
Misleading Health Advice Email – ‘Mayo Clinic on Aspirin and Heart Attacks
Message claiming to be from the Mayo Clinic offers health advice related to the use of aspirin for preventing heart attacks.
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Health HoaxesMisleading
Spurious First Aid Advice – Flour For Treatment of Burns
by Brett M. Christensen April 4, 2018Widely circulated message recommends covering burns with plain flour as a first aid treatment and claims that the ‘miraculous’ remedy will stop the burn from blistering.
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Health HoaxesHoaxes
Dangerous Hoax – ‘A Needle Can Save The Life of a Stroke Victim’
by Brett M. Christensen December 28, 2017Circulating health “tip” claims that pricking the fingers and earlobes of a stroke victim with a needle to release blood can save the victim’s life and lead to a full and rapid recovery.
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Health And WellbeingHoaxes
Imitinef Mercilet — Misleading Free Blood Cancer Medicine Advice Message
by Brett M. Christensen May 19, 2017Message advises recipients that “Imitinef Mercilet”, a medicine that cures blood cancer, is available free of charge from the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai, India.
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Hoaxes
Hoax – Indian Woman Gives Birth to Eleven Babies at Once
by Brett M. Christensen February 8, 2012Circulating message claims that a woman in India has just broken the world record after giving birth to eleven babies at once. The message includes a photograph depicting eleven babies with a medical team.
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Bogus WarningsHealth HoaxesMisleading
Mobile Phone Medical Equipment Warning – Phone Interference Caused Death Hoax
by Brett M. Christensen August 12, 2003Outline Warning message claims that a four-year-old child died in hospital during a minor operation due to interference from a mobile phone…