That 'scientist-approved' article about essential oils curing infections keeps getting shared by my coworker

I looked up the study they linked and it was done on petri dishes, not actual people, so saying it 'treats' anything is a huge stretch. Why does nobody check the source before hitting share?

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tessaperry13d ago

People sharing stuff like this drives me up a wall too. I've had a coworker who keeps sending those "doctors hate this one trick" articles about essential oils, and it feels impossible to get them to slow down and think. Petri dish studies are just a starting point, not proof that something works on a real human body. It's frustrating when people treat a headline like its the final word without reading past the first sentence. You are not alone in being tired of this.

emery1012d ago

Theajohnson is probably the one sharing those articles, honestly.

theajohnson13d ago

Honestly @tessaperry, I mean is it really that serious though? People share dumb stuff all the time on the internet, it's not like she's prescribing them as medicine.