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COVID-19 Schemes, Scams, and Misinformation Quackwatch

WEBCOVID-19, which is short for Coronavirus Disease 2019, is the name of the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). …

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A Critical Look at “Natural Hygiene”

WEBJanuary 1, 2007. Natural hygiene, an offshoot of naturopathy, is a philosophy of health and “natural living” that opposes immunization, fluoridation, food irradiation, and most …

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Quackery: The National Council Against Health Fraud Perspective

WEBSeptember 19, 2018. The essence of “quackery” is intrinsic to the tradition of the marketplace as a setting wherein people may deceive each other, symbolized by the …

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Free Newsletter: Consumer Health Digest Quackwatch

WEBNegatively, it means avoiding unwise decisions based on deception, misinformation, or other factors. Consumer Health Digest is a weekly e-mail newsletter …

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Health Care Fraud: How Far Does the False Claims Act Reach

WEBThe False Claims Act—embodied in U.S. Code Title 31, Chapter 37, Subchapter III —prohibits the submission of “knowing” false claims to obtain federal …

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Why Health Professionals Become Quacks Quackwatch

WEBQuacks, on the other hand, revel in, encourage, and exploit this power. Egomania is commonly found among quacks. They enjoy the adulation and discipleship …

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Consumer Health Digest, Issue #22-10 Quackwatch

WEBConsumer Health Digest is a free weekly e-mail newsletter edited by William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H., with help from Stephen Barrett, M.D., It summarizes scientific reports; …

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Functional Foods: Their Role in Disease Prevention and Health …

WEBThe Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board (IOM/FNB, 1994) defined functional foods as “any food or food ingredient that may provide a health benefit beyond the …

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NCAHF's History Quackwatch

WEBThe group met in 1969 and decided to form a non-profit corporation that would act s a clearing house that would support sound public policy. For about five …

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Questionable Organizations: An Overview Quackwatch

WEBThe International Academy of Preventive Medicine (now called the International Academy of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine) numbered among its …

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Is There a Conspiracy to Suppress Cancer Cures

WEBJune 22, 2000. Quacks typically charge that the medical profession, drug companies, the food industry, government agencies, and/or other “vested interests” are conspiring …

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The Significance of the HONcode Principles Quackwatch

WEBFebruary 1, 2021. Quackwatch and its affiliated sites adhere to the HONcode principles of the Geneva-based Health On the Net Foundation. These principles have evolved from …

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Two Chiropractors and Five Others Charged with Insurance Fraud

WEBOn April 21, 1999, New Jersey Attorney General Peter Verniero announced that two chiropractors, the operator of a physical therapy business above one of the …

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Be Wary of the National Health Federation (1993) Quackwatch

WEBJuly 15, 2012. The National Health Federation (NHF) is an alliance of promoters and followers who engage in lobbying campaigns and many other activities. It is antagonistic …

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My Brief Encounter with an Unlicensed Naturopath Quackwatch

WEBHale launched Natural Health Strategies LLC in Silver Spring, Maryland, in September 2015. The company’s Web sites states that she “addresses the root cause of …

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A Skeptical Look at Designs for Health and Its Affiliates

WEBShortly after the company was founded, the Lizottes were joined by Robert Crayhon, M.S., who later founded the Designs for Health Institute (DFHI) in Boulder, …

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Nonrecommended Periodicals Quackwatch

WEBNonrecommended Periodicals. Stephen Barrett, M.D. November 15, 2019. I consider these publications untrustworthy because they promote misinformation, …

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Warning Letter to Takao, Inc. Quackwatch

WEBDepartment of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Central Region New Jersey District Office Waterview Corporate Ctr …

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Warning Letter to Creative Clinical Concepts Quackwatch

WEBDepartment of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health Office of In Vitro …

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FDA Warning Letter to Energy Miracle Enterprises Quackwatch

WEBDepartment of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 October 8, …

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