Misinformation about health remains widespread and popular.
Half
of Americans subscribe to medical conspiracy theories, with more than
one-third of people thinking that the Food and Drug Administration is
deliberately keeping natural cures for cancer off the market because of
pressure from drug companies, a survey finds.
Twenty percent of
people said that cellphones cause cancer — and that large corporations
are keeping health officials from doing anything about it. And another
20 percent think doctors and the government want to vaccinate children
despite knowing that vaccines cause autism.
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Originally posted in NPR.
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