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Most over-the-counter retinol products don't significantly improve skin

The Guardian - 18-Dec-2024

Sunscreen, no smoking, and healthy habits are the best way to maintain skin health

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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