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A database that tracks dubious medical claims.
Claims
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| Claim # | Claimant ↓ | Claim date | Forum | Type | Condition | Plausibility | Responses | Description |
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| 42 | A Vogel (Echinoforce) | June 14, 2011 | Advert on SABC TV 2 | Prevents | Flus and colds | Untested | 0 |
A Vogel ran an advert at 18h45 on 14 June 2011 on SABC 2 claiming that Echinoforce prevents colds and flus and boosts the immune system.
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| 36 | Abha Light | May 2, 2011 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Abha Light claims to treat HIV and Elephantiasis in Nairobi, Kenya, using homeopathic remedies.
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| 6 | Aconite Medical Suppliers (Revivo) | May 18, 2007 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Aconite Medical Suppliers made claims on the website www.revivotea.co.za that herbal supplement Revivo works as a treatment for HIV. A consumer complaint was lodged by Mr. Patrick Linzer to ASASA. ... Read more |
| 48 | Aconite Medical Suppliers (Revivo Tea) | May 23, 2011 | E-mail and Google Advertisements | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 2 |
This is a Google ad promoting Revivo tea as a treatment for AIDS.
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| 30 | Apostle Shada Mishe (AMBUSH) | Feb. 1, 2011 | Website | Cures | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
The advertisements claim that the product AMBUSH cures AIDS. View the YoutTube advertisement at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V53D1w_Po
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| 50 | BioBalance (Good Food Wellness Drink) | July 6, 2011 | Direct marketing | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 0 |
BioBalance together with ATKA Pharma are marketing their fulvic acid product(s) to dietitians, claiming that it reduces HIV viral load.
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| 21 | BioLife | Feb. 22, 2011 | Advert in Cape Times | Boosts | Immune system | Tests showed no significant effect | 0 |
The advert placed in a supplement section of the Cape Times on health claimed that BioLife's multivitamins will "certainly boost your immune system and in so doing, reduce incidence of ...
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| 53 | Bioptron Light Therapy System (Bioptron 2) | Aug. 29, 2011 | Website | Treats | Herpes Simplex | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This company sells extremely expensive devices that are essentially just glorified lights. The company claims its devices are complementary treatments for a range of illnesses.
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| 51 | Bloodscan Africa (BloodScan) | Aug. 12, 2011 | Website | Analyses | Health | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This company claims that its proprietary blood analysis system "provides you with a benchmark of your current health status".
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| 62 | BodyDetox (Body Detox) | March 16, 2012 | Website | Detoxes | Kidneys | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This company claims its products detoxify various organs in the human body.
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| 47 | Boehringer Ingelheim (Pharmaton) | July 7, 2011 | Advert on SABC TV | Boosts | Immune system | Tests are disputed or inconclusive | 0 | |
| 49 | Boiron Laboratories (Oscillococcinum) | July 10, 2011 | Advert on M-Net | Alleviates | Flus and colds | Implausible | 1 |
Boiron claims that a homeopathic remedy called Oscillococcinum relieves fly symptoms.
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| 10 | Carpe Diem Enterprises (Tara Klamp) | June 20, 2010 | Website | Safe | Circumcision | Tests showed this is unsafe | 1 |
Carpe Diem Enterprises has been distributing an unsafe circumcision device called the Tara KLamp. Note claim date is simply a date we checked their website. The claim was first made ...
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| 3 | Christ Embassy | Jan. 23, 2011 | Television programme | Cures | Breast Cancer | Untested and implausible | 2 |
Pastor Chris, the leader of this cult church, claims to cure a woman with breast cancer in front of a large crowd.
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| 41 | Clicks (Apple Cider) | May 30, 2011 | Clicks marketing | Supports | Weight Loss | Implausible | 0 |
Clicks Pharmacy markets Apple Cider as a supplement to supports weight loss
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| 71 | Clicks | Feb. 1, 2012 | Store Pamphlet | Analyses | Adrenal Fatigue | Implausible | 1 |
The pamphlet describes a condition which is not recognised by any health authority in the world
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| 18 | Comforter's Healing Gift | Sept. 13, 2007 | Informal | Cures | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 1 |
Comforter’s Healing Gift, a South African com produces an extract of a plant called sonneblom (not sunflower). According to Freddie Isaacs, the inventor of the treatment and a co-director of ...
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| 9 | Damaansa Holdings Ltd. (Faith Drops) | April 1, 2010 | Website | Treats | AIDS | Untested and implausible | 2 |
TAC lodged a consumer complaint against Damaansa Holdings’ Internet advertisements promoting “FaithTM” Drops. The advertisements (which were published at http://immune-booster.synthasite.com and www.cancercure.co.za) claim that patients with illnesses including, Malaria, AIDS, ...
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| 38 | Dr Boxall's | May 10, 2011 | Flyer | Treats | AIDS | Untested | 2 |
Dr Boxall's claims that Sutherlandia Frutescans boosts immunity in people with AIDS
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| 39 | Dr Boxall's | May 10, 2011 | Flyer | Reduces | Weight | Tests are disputed or inconclusive | 0 |
Dr Boxall's claims that Hoodia Gordonii reduces weight and obesity
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