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- Health
Posted on: 2024-08-15
Oral birth control doesn’t cause PCOS or uterine fibroids; wild yam and castor oil are unproven treatments

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Oral contraceptive pills are “the number one” cause of polycystic ovary syndrome; a combination of wild yam and castor oil can cure polycystic ovary syndrome and uterine fibroids

Source: Instagram, YouTube, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-07-25
- Health
Posted on: 2023-09-13
Are phthalates causing a decline in male fertility?

Introduction According to an estimate published by the World Health Organization in April 2023, infertility affects roughly one in six…

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- Energy
Posted on: 2025-01-23
Will solar panels overrun farmland? The two are more likely to coexist

Even if solar capacity continues to grow at unprecedented rates in the next several years, data suggests that the land used for solar panels will account for a small portion of the land used for agriculture.
- Climate
Posted on: 2024-11-13
Climate vs. weather: a deep dive on the key differences

A key difference is their timescales by which they’re defined: weather is monitored over days to weeks, and climate typically over decades or more. Online claims that use anecdotal evidence to claim that these climate changes are ‘normal’ either in the context of ‘when they grew up’ or as part of the ‘natural cycle’ are inaccurate.
- Health
Posted on: 2024-06-24
How fears of parasites drive viral claims for detoxes and cleanses

Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that…