M.D. Hardly a week goes by without my receiving several inquires about widely circulated e-mail messages, most of which contain dire warnings. Ignore them, because if the information were true, it would be making headlines everywhere. This page has been compiled for those who want more detailed analyses. Most items link to the Web sites of David Emery , the San Francisco Folk Society ., or the Urban Legends Research Library . E-mail hoaxes are a nuisance because they waste people's time.
Antiperspirants cause breast cancer .
ATM customer died after licking a cyanide-coated deposit envelope . Cell phones cause gas station explosions . Cockroach egg tacos at Taco Bell. Corpses of children used to traffic drugs . Deadly rat urine on soda pop cans .