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   Mobile

   

   Don't put your mobile closer to your ears until the recipient answers, Because directly after dialing, the mobile phone would use it's maximum signaling power, which is: 2watts = 33dbi. Please Be Careful. Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it may affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.
   
   
   
   

   Truth:

   A lot has been said about mobile phone and health risks, but no reports claims that cellphones causes health hazards. The current consensus view of the scientific and medical communities is that health effects are very unlikely to be caused by cellular phones or their base stations. Though as a precautionary principle you may minimize its usage near your head.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone#Health_risks
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   Appy Fizz

   

   Do not drink APPY FIZZ . It contains cancer causing agent.
   
   
   
   

   Truth:

   Appy FIZZ is carbonized apple juice. So take apple juice, blow carbon dioxide into it, (may be under pressure ) and make it carcinogenic. I found no claims that it is not carcinogenic, but I don't like to believe that. It tasted good. :)
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   Mentos and coke

   

   Don't eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or Pepsi coz the person will die immediately as the mixture becomes cyanide. Please fwd to whom u care
   
   
   
   

   Truth:

   Mentos and coke produce an interesting reaction, which cause coke to release large amount of carbon dioxide. This may be used to make a fountain out of coke.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentos_and_coke
   This guy eats mentos and then drinks coke, www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFf- kW1E0Tc
   but he is still alive to repeat that again: www.youtube.com/watch?v= vgQ9kvLGXS8
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   Kurkure

   

   Don't eat kurkure because it contains high amount of plastic if U don't Believe burn kurkure n u can see plastic melting. Please forward to all!!!!!!!!! !! News report from Times of India
   
   
   
   

   Truth:

   Kurkure is made of rice barn, and its manufactured have claimed that it do not contains plastic on NDTV.
   http://kurkure.co.in/FAQ.aspx
   http://kurkurefacts.wordpress. com/
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   Drugs with PPA

   

   Avoid these tablets as they are very dangerous.* D cold * Vicks action- 500 * Actified * Coldarin * Co some * Nice * Nimulid * Cetrizet-D They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA.Which Causes strokes, and these tablets are banned in U.S.
   
   
   
   

   Truth:

   I myself prefer to avoid drugs if possible. Its true that some of these medicines contain, PPA, that is found to increase the risk of haemorrhage stroke. Please look at the wrapper of medicine to look for its ingredients. You may ask the chemist for alternate medicine. Equip yourself with full information here:
   How much harm can PPA cause:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylpropanolamine#Side_effects
   What common brands contain PPA?
   Popular brands in the cough and cold segment include Johnson and Johnson's (J&J) Coldarin, Procter & Gamble's Vicks Action 500, Glaxo Wellcome's Actifed and Reckitt Piramal's Dispirin. The other major players in this segment are Pfizer (Corex), Parke Dav is (Benadryl), Rhone Poulenc and Alembic.However, it is not clear whether all these brands contain PPA.
   PPA is available in India in the form of a combination tablet with
   Cetirizine as Alerid-D manufactured by Cipla.
   http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2000/12/27/stories/14275105.htm
   US - FDA knows about PPA hoaxes on the net.
   http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/ infopage/ppa/
   Doctor ndtv has its own ideas about ppa containing drugs.
   http://www.doctorndtv.com/faq/detailfaq.asp?id=13598
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   Cotton buds

   

   Cotton Ear Buds... (Must read it) Please do not show sympathy to people selling buds on roadside or at Signals..... Just wanted to warn you people not to buy those packs of ear buds you get at the roadside. It's made from cotton that has already been used in hospitals. They take all the dirty, blood and pus filled cotton, wash it, bleach it and use it to make ear buds. So, unless you want to become the first person in the world to get Herpes Zoster Oticus (a viral infection of the inner, middle, and external ear) of the ear and that too from a cotton bud, DON'T BUY THEM! Please forward to all this may be helpful for someone..... ....... Please forward to all your near and dear ones....!
   
   
   
   

   Truth:

   Its good to be sure of the hygine of the things you buy. But you may like to know more about this disease: Herpes Zoster Oticus
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster_oticus