Snake Oil News
Over 90% of honey from UK retailers fails authenticity checks for purity
The Guardian - 09-Nov-2024
Industry groups call for better testing methods; EU supports stronger checks
Read more...Exosome therapy: science or hype?
MIT Technology Review - 29-Oct-2024
Exploring the promises and pitfalls of a booming beauty trend still shrouded in scientific mystery
Read more...Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years for defrauding Theranos investors with false claims
Independent - 20-Nov-2022
A restitution hearing will decide how much she must repay
Read more...Theranos ceased for fooling investors with a blood-testing device that never worked
BBC - 04-Jan-2022
Founder convicted of wire fraud and sentenced to several years in prison
Read more...Anti-5G products claims to be protective but actually emit harmful radiation
Independent - 18-Dec-2021
Dutch authorities warned the use of these necklaces, bracelets and sleep masks
Read more...Illegal yohimbine and synephrine pills found online without health warning labels
Guardian - 25-Aug-2021
Products promising weight loss are for sale on internet; users may face health complications
Read more...Activewear brand Lorna Jane makes 'anti-virus' claims: taken to court
BBC - 23-Dec-2020
Such claims made by trusted companies without a scientific basis mislead the public
Read more...Nurse turned healer made false claims to cure the incurable
Metro - 04-Dec-2020
Not only is there no cure for AD, worse, there could be harmful ingredients in miracle tonics
Read more...NHS warns the public about Gwyneth Paltrow and her Goop lab
Huffington Post - 30-Jan-2020
She's not a doctor or scientist, so listen to the people who are
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