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Many businesses are claiming that they can treat, cure, or prevent cancer with their skin creams, dietary supplements, and herbal teas. These claims are yet to be proven true and are endangering the lives of many. Some believing cancer patients will take the supplements, which can interfere with their current treatments and lead to their deaths. Alternatively, patients sometimes halt the use of their approved medications in favor of these fraudulent natural cures and their conditions spiral downward.

The FDA is beginning to warn and shut down such businesses as this becomes a serious problem. They will begin to prosecute businesses that cannot prove their claims. Of the various health frauds, this kind is especially harsh on those with little hope. These fake claims push legitimate claims out of the limelight. Click here for just one example of a legitimate claim that has not been made known due to its lack of a patent and publicity.

For years, there has been a group of people in the scientific world calling for the restriction of a certain potentially harmful chemical that is present in many plastics. Manufacturers of the chemical, Bisphenol A, have claimed that the chemical is not harmful at low doses, but recent studies are showing that the chemicals are present at doses 10-100 times greater than what is safe. This is due in part to the fact that the chemical is released from plastics when exposed to heat or after time has passed. This is terrifying news to parents who heated milk for their babies in the shatterproof plastic bottles that tend to contain this chemical. Also, the constant washing of these bottles will release the chemical.

Scientists tested the effects of the chemical on rats, and the findings are monumental. Bisphenol A caused cells to divide much faster than normal, resulting in enlarged prostates, prostate cancer, reproductive impairments, early puberty, obesity, diabetes, hyperactivity, and more. Scientists say that fetuses and infants are at the most risk because the chemical can effect how their genes are activated and impair their development. BPA (Bisphenol A) is present in polycarbonate plastics, which are used to make baby bottles, sports bottles, microwavable and shatterproof containers, children’s toys, dental sealants, CD’s, DVD’s, eyeglasses, and some food cans. Typically, these containers are number 7 plastics (check the bottom of the container). In America, a U.S. company stopped production of a certain plastic bottle, after determining that it was harmful to its users. Following this, Canada started taking steps towards banning BPA. Widespread recalls may be in the future.