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Friday, December 25 2015

  • To Your Health! December 25, 2015

    The dodgy world of health news...from scary studies to celebrity-endorsed&nbsp;miracle cures. (episode)

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    • Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Health News Edition December 25, 2015

      A bogus study about chocolate and weight loss fooled&nbsp;several news outlets. Here, we present a thorough debunking of health news misreporting.

    • Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Celebrity Expert Edition December 25, 2015

      Toxins, gluten,&nbsp;fad&nbsp;diets, cleanses...and how to separate fact from fiction. &nbsp;

    • What Does a Body Good? December 25, 2015

      "Food Babe" Vani Hari has petitioned to get the&nbsp;"yoga mat" out of Subway sandwiches and the synthetic coloring out of Kraft's macaroni &amp; cheese. But her logic might be flawed.

    • Munchausen by Internet December 25, 2015

      Taryn Harper Wright&nbsp;spends her spare time unraveling the efforts of people who fake illnesses online.&nbsp;

    • Get Your Health Awareness! December 25, 2015

      The country&rsquo;s health observances calendar is slated with more than 200 awareness days and weeks and months to satisfy even the choosiest of hypochondriacs.