An emeritus professor Edzard Ernst who has focused on researching Complementary & Alternative Medicine takes a sceptical look at an Ear Acupressure Device that has been promoted for ME and other conditions
Oh yeah - #aspartame causes #cancer ... again ... This myth has been going around for decades. Recently with #IARC move to classify it as "probable carcinogen for humans" it's an ultimate reckoning with the skeptics and a final proof that they have been right all along. After all, the International Agency for Research on Cancer is gotta be right, right? And the media are happily spreading the news for some clickbait. Only one problem - it's probably complete BS ...
This event shows time and again, that even the world institutions that are supposed to be impartial are plagued by activism, wishful thinking and ideology. As this linked article outlines, the importance of multiple source corroboration, critical thinking and scientific objectivity and taking media clickbaits with a grain of salt is more important than ever ... So, no, I'm not stopping drinking Zero Coke ...
It’s weird, until Space Karen took over, Twitter used to be the go-to place during any sort of major world event—it’s now impossible to tell real accounts from bullshit so it’s completely useless for this purpose.
The one big thing and outstanding feature they had going for them, utterly destroyed.
@w7voa@thomasfuchs
I never used Twitter, but I do have a healthy #scepticism so I do try to avoid disinformation and I really like the quality and deputy of reporting from @w7voa , @timkmak etc.