Archive - Health

Fake advertisements are again circulating on Facebook (FB) featuring actresses and dermatologist Vicki Belo promoting a “magical gel” that works against scars, acne, melasma and other skin problems.

An alternative medicine practitioner advised people not to take medicine when suffering from diarrhea or loose bowel movement. This needs context.

A text post is spreading among Filipinos claiming the new COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 is more lethal than the Delta variant. This is not true.

A netizen reshared a five-year-old video which claims taking a shower daily negatively affects the body. This is not true, according to dermatologists.

A bogus warning attributed to the DOH supposedly cautions the public against an antibiotic-resistant “upper respiratory infection” from China.

A Facebook post shared a fake website promoting eye drops named Shiliwangxiongdanye, allegedly approved by Philippines health and drug organizations.

A Filipino doctor endorsing a mineral drops product claims pork fat intake does not cause hypertension. This needs context.

A Facebook page is circulating a fraudulent advertisement about a milk product that allegedly treats gout within a week.  

Another Facebook page has illicitly used the face of Doc Willie Ong, this time, to promote a supplement supposedly effective against diabetes.

Two Facebook pages uploaded a doctored news report on a gifted young boy made to look like an advertisement for a children's multivitamin.

Cagan Nano does not appear in the FDA’s Verification Portal, which records all food and drugs with certified product registrations.

Three Facebook pages are promoting a supplement it claims was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for joint-related ailments. It is a false claim.