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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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| 57 | The Greenhouse | Sept. 15, 2011 | Website | Identifies and treats | obstacles to cure chronic illess | Untested and implausible | 0 |
www.greenhousehealth.com makes a range of outlandish claims about alternative medicine as a treatment for chronic illness
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| 25 | Solal Technologies | May 1, 2010 | Advert in Fairlady Magazine | Delays | macular degeneration | Untested and implausible | 4 |
Solal claims in an advert in Fair Lady that their product delays macular degeneration. Their advert was also misleading about the causes of this condition.
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| 31 | Solal Technologies (Naturally Sweet) | Dec. 1, 2009 | Advert in The Star | Sugar | has harmful effects | Hyperbole | 8 |
A Solal advert in the Star claims that too much sugar or artificial sweetners can cause cancer. This sets off a protracted battle at ASASA with the Sugar Association.
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| 32 | Solal Technologies | Aug. 26, 2010 | Advert in The Star | Vitamin D | functions as a vaccine | Untested and implausible | 3 |
Solal placed an advert in The Star claiming that Vitamin D is as effective as a vaccine.
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| 59 | Synagogue Church of All Nations (anointing water) | Oct. 20, 2011 | YouTube video | Cures | back pain, leg pain and high blood pressure | Untested and implausible | 0 |
SCOAN international claims to 'pray away HIV'. A branch opperates in Cape Town claiming to heal chronic pain with annointing water.
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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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| 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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| 67 | Health Matters (Fat Burn) | Dec. 9, 2011 | Advert in Mail & Guardian | Reduces | Weight | Untested and implausible | 1 |
The advert claims to the product is a 4-in-1 weight loss solution
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| 26 | Solal Technologies | Feb. 1, 2011 | Flyer | Alleviates | Vitamin Deficiency | Tests are disputed or inconclusive | 2 |
This Solal flyer claimed that more than 80% of South Africans tested are deficient in vitamin D3, which is essential for heart health.
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| 70 | Pharma Natura PTY (Ltd) (Vitaforce Lifestages) | Feb. 1, 2012 | Website | Promotes | Vitality | Untested and implausible | 1 |
The Web advert makes a number of unsupportable claims about the vitamin products
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| 22 | T4 Pro Balance | Feb. 23, 2011 | Website | Increases | Strength | Untested and implausible | 0 |
See the entry for a similar claim by Quantum-Leap: http://www.quackdown.info/quackdown/claims/23/
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| 43 | Solal Technologies (Craving Control) | June 15, 2011 | Advert in Beeld Newspaper | Helps Stop | Smoking | Untested and implausible | 0 |
This advert claims that several products can prevent heart disease or help you give up smoking and reduce the risk of a heart attack.
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| 23 | Quantum-Leap | Feb. 22, 2011 | Website | Increases | Power | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Several companies sell bracelets with holograms on them, claiming that they increase strength, balance, energy, fitness, relieve pain and alleviate a myriad illnesses. They offer no evidence that their products ...
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| 72 | Topline Innovations (Rayma Bracelet) | May 14, 2012 | Website | Alleviates | Pain | Untested and implausible | 1 |
This company claims its bracelet offers relief from pain, arthritis and other ailments.
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| 58 | Solal Technologies (Omega 3 & 6) | Oct. 4, 2010 | Advert in Business Day | Increases risk of heart attack, diabetes, depression and arthritis | Omega deficiency | Untested and implausible | 2 |
Solal Technologies made unsubstantiated claims that omega deficiency increases the risk of numerous diseases
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| 2 | Solal Technologies (Solal Health Shake) | Oct. 1, 2009 | Advert in Beeld Newspaper | Improves | Nutrition | Untested and implausible | 2 |
Solal placed a health shake advertisement in Beeld.
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| 33 | Solal Technologies (Krill Oil) | Sept. 5, 2009 | Advert in Beeld Newspaper | Improves | Nutrition | Untested | 2 |
Solal ran an advert titled "Why Solal Technologies believes that omega 3s from krill oil are better than fish oil."
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| 56 | Rory Jean Jacques | Sept. 12, 2011 | Groupon Advert | Analyses | None | Untested and implausible | 0 |
Rory Jean-Jacques offers blood anayses to diagnose a range of illness
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| 13 | SA Natural Products Pty (Ltd) (A Vogel Neuroforce) | Dec. 1, 2010 | Advert in Weekend Argus | Treats | Mood disorders | Untested | 2 |
A very important decision of the ASA regarding what degree of expertise will be considered as sufficient.
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| 24 | Pharma Natura PTY (Ltd) (Jungle Vites) | Jan. 17, 2011 | Radio commercial | Improves | Mood disorders | Tests showed no significant effect | 2 |
The commercial for 'Jungle Vites' states, inter alia, 'Mums it's back to school time and with Jungle Vites focussed kids you have one less then to worry about'. The advertisement ...
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