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Claim that virus contaminating polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 is cancer-causing not supported by science
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CDC Admits 98 Million Americans Received Polio Vaccine In An 8-Year Span When It Was Contaminated With Cancer Virus
SOURCE: Dave Mihalovic, Waking Times
Published: 25 Jul 2019
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Oral contraceptives associated with increased relative risk of blood clots but not a significantly increased absolute risk, generally safe to use
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Women are not warned about the risk of blood clots with their daily steroidal hormone pill
SOURCE: Anonymous, LifeSite News
Published: 23 Jul 2019
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Fluoridated drinking water is not associated with neurological damage, despite online claims to the contrary
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Studies have repeatedly linked fluoride to reduced IQ and brain damage
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, Real Farmacy
Published: 15 Jul 2019
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HPV vaccine does reduce viral transmission, helping with eventual cervical cancer elimination
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HPV vaccine may lead to elimination of cervical cancer
SOURCE: Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News
Published: 09 Jul 2019
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Article claiming that the National Cancer Institute “admits marijuana kills cancer” is inaccurate and unsupported
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Cancer Institute Finally Admits Marijuana Kills Cancer
SOURCE: Anonymous, USA Health Times, Healthy Food House
Published: 09 Jul 2019
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Despite claims of curative effects, homeopathy has been shown to lack clinical efficacy and plausibility
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The effectiveness of homeopathy is confirmed daily
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, Mercola
Published: 26 Jun 2019
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Claims of curcumin cancer cure are premature and unsubstantiated
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Science just confirmed eating turmeric every day could ‘reverse cancer’
SOURCE: Anonymous, Get Holistic Health, Natural News
Published: 17 Jun 2019
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Contrary to popular video claim, vaccine ingredients are safe, not linked to encephalopathy
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Toxic vaccine ingredients in the MMR vaccine cause encephalopathy
SOURCE: Del Bigtree, The Highwire
Published: 13 Jun 2019
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Article wrongly claims that measles vaccine claims more lives than measles infection, misinterprets epidemiological data
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Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves
SOURCE: Ethan A. Huff, Global Research, Natural News
Published: 03 Jun 2019
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Vaccination does not weaken the immune system against natural infection
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With repeated use of vaccines, cell-mediated immunity weakens
SOURCE: Lance D Johnson, Andrew Wakefield, Newstarget
Published: 20 May 2019
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