Internet "Health Warnings": Are You Hitting the Delete Button or Taking Action?

How many times in the past year have you received e-mail messages with the subject lines “Antiperspirants cause breast cancer!” or “Tampons contain dioxin and dioxin causes cancer!”? Other e-mail “warnings” that have made the rounds include those describing cases of hepatitis and AIDS that supposedly occurred as a result of needle pricks sustained when unsuspecting individuals reach into the coin returns of vending machines and pay phones.