Health
Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
Excessive sugar intake lowers estrogen levels in women.
TOTAL BS
South Korea has an approved medical treatment that regenerates knee cartilage in humans.
NOT BS
A cure for multiple sclerosis has been discovered.
TOTAL BS
In men, having low muscle mass causes estrogen levels to become abnormally high.
TOTAL BS
Excessive muscle mass in men causes estrogen deficiency.
TOTAL BS
Women with excessive muscle mass have reduced estrogen levels.
MOSTLY BS
A deficiency of estrogen (female sex hormones) can be a cause of underweight in people of any sex.
TOTAL BS
Low testosterone levels can be a cause of underweight in people of any sex.
TOTAL BS
Low testosterone levels can cause obesity in men.
HARDLY BS
In women, lower estrogen levels are associated with increased fingernail hardness.
TOTAL BS
Wasp stings can have a beneficial effect on osteoarthritis in a specific joint.
MOSTLY BS
Profuse sweating with no apparent cause followed by a spasm-like sensation at the lower end of the esophagus is a warning sign of an impending myocardial infarction (heart attack).
MOSTLY BS
Long-term regular blood transfusions for sickle cell disease can cause iron overload.
NOT BS
Sickle cell disease is caused by inherited mutations in the HBB gene that produce hemoglobin S, which polymerizes under low-oxygen conditions and causes red blood cells to sickle and obstruct small blood vessels, leading to vaso-occlusive pain crises and organ damage.
NOT BS
The 2021 Frangoul et al. report on CTX001 stated that the sickle cell disease patient had increased fetal hemoglobin and experienced no severe pain crises during approximately 16.6 months of follow-up.
NOT BS
Hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease increases fetal hemoglobin production and reduces red blood cell sickling.
NOT BS
Ex vivo CRISPR-based therapies for sickle cell disease typically require myeloablative conditioning with busulfan before reinfusion of edited hematopoietic stem cells.
NOT BS
In women, lower levels of estrogen are associated with faster toenail growth.
TOTAL BS
Skullcap (Scutellaria) herb is effective for preventing some cancers.
TOTAL BSNo checks match that verdict.