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Tag: Health

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    Categories News Seeing through the Smoke

    Vape use could lead to alcohol and illegal drug use ー health experts

    By Reiven Pascasio  |  Sep 01, 2021 7:09 PM

    Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) smoking or vaping could open the way for the youth and non-smokers to use alcohol and illegal drugs, warned health experts who described these novel products as anti-health.

    Health, smoking, vape, vaping

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claims about the danger of consuming instant noodles and carbonated drinks at the same time MISLEADING

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 25, 2021 9:56 AM

    “To date, there is no scientific evidence that eating instant noodles and (taking) carbonated drinks at the same time is hazardous to health,” said Dulcinea Balce-Santos, a gastroenterologist and a member of the Philippine Society for Gastroenterology (PSG) in an interview with VERA Files Fact Check.

    Health, health misinformation, noodles, soft drinks

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral advisory against drinking cold water amid heat NOT TRUE

    By VERA Files  |  May 24, 2021 4:07 PM

    Blood vessels do not explode on exposure to cold.

    Health, health misinformation

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    Categories Health News Seeing through the Smoke

    Tobacco companies offer new tactics, same risks: health advocates

    By Klaire Ting  |  May 11, 2021 7:13 PM

    The tobacco industry is employing new ways to attract a new breed of smokers but its products are still harmful to health, say advocates.

    cigarettes, Health, tobacco, tobacco control

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Claim that garlic is remedy for ear infections, headache NEEDS CONTEXT

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 24, 2021 5:57 PM

    An expert advised against putting a whole garlic clove inside one’s ear.

    Health, health misinformation

  • VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ivermectin NOT yet proven to be ‘miracle drug’ vs COVID-19
    Categories FACT CHECK FB FC Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ivermectin NOT yet proven to be ‘miracle drug’ vs COVID-19

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 23, 2021 4:29 PM

    Akesis Holistic Health’s post also included a misleading claim on the use of the drug abroad, and recommended doses for it.

    COVID-19, COVID-19 treatments, Health, health misinformation, ivermectin

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Amid speedy trials, access to safe COVID-19 vaccines is priority: experts

    By Nica Rhiana Hanopol  |  Oct 27, 2020 7:36 PM

    Pharmaceutical executives and the Department of Science and Technology said the target availability of a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-2021 is still “very optimistic” even with the accelerated process for clinical trials.

    COVID-19, Health

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    Categories News

    Trans fats: an old health threat in the time of COVID-19

    By Klaire Ting  |  Oct 01, 2020 11:45 AM

    Regular fast food meals paired with sweetened beverages did not seem harmful at all to Kevin Cordoviz when he was in his early 20’s.

    COVID-19, Health, trans fats

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    Categories COVID-19 Watch FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB posts claiming 2019-nCoV only survives in ‘cold weather,’ salabat a cure NOT TRUE

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 18, 2020 2:35 AM

    This post is false. Don’t believe it.

    2019n-CoV, COVID-19, Health, health misinformation

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    Categories FACT CHECK Health

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Story claiming nightly gadget use can cause eye cancer MISLEADING

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 12, 2020 6:13 AM

    This story is inaccurate.

    cancer, eye cancer, Health, health misinformation

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