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Why are there often misleading claims about health in the media and online?

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Health journalism is often full of exaggerated, conflicting, or outright misleading claims. If you ever want to see a perfect example of this, check out "Kill or Cure," a site where Paul Battley meticulously documents all the times the Daily Mail reported various items — from antacids to yogurt — either cause cancer, prevent cancer, or sometimes do both.
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