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Articles tagged with: Toxicology
ARTICLE REVIEWS
2018’s most popular health article promoting cannabis’ safety found to be biased and misleading
in urhealthguide, by John Regan
— 20 Dec 2018
“The article fails to point out that only very limited, low-quality evidence supports the use of cannabis for treating chronic pain. The article also fails to describe the potent...
CLAIM REVIEWS
Activated charcoal tablets are unlikely to be effective in counteracting date rape drugs; individuals who have been given date rape drugs should seek medical attention
CLAIM
“Buy yourselves charcoal activated tablets […] it will counteract most date rape drugs”
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 29 Jun 2021
VERDICT
2018’s most popular health article wrongly claims that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol
CLAIM
Federal study finds marijuana a hundred times less toxic than alcohol, safer than tobacco
SOURCE: John Regan, urhealthguide
Published: 20 Dec 2018
VERDICT
INSIGHTS
What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?
— 13 Feb 2023
SUMMARY Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical that has been used for decades to make certain plastics and resins. These materials are used as a coating in food and drink cans and r...