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| Giga Bits (more) | quackery | 27 | Consumer Protection |
| unproven | 24 | miracle cures | NATUROWATCH |
| Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine | Health Fraud | Commission | National Institutes of Health |
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How to Spot Health Fraud The FDA Backgrounder lists the most common kinds of health fraud. Provides advice on how to spot a quack and where to file a complaint. Category: Science: Publications: Journals: Free Online Journals Category: Health: Education: Patient Education: Journals Category: Health: News and Media: Publications: Magazines and E-zines Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration Category: Health: Public Health and Safety: Organizations Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html - 18k - published: Sep 02 1998 - cached |
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National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. The NCAHF is a USA voluntary health agency that focuses its attention upon health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems. www.ncahf.org - 20k - published: Jan 30 2001 - cached |
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Quackwatch Covers unproven and scientifically questionable claims of alternative health therapies, vitamin peddlers, and other health frauds. Category: Health: Alternative: Opposing Views www.quackwatch.org - 63k - published: Jan 04 1997 - cached |
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Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health Devoted to the scientific examination of unproven alternative medicine and mental health therapies, which have become increasingly popular in the United States and the world. www.csmmh.org - 10k - published: May 21 2005 - cached | |
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The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice Peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to distinguishing scientifically-supported claims from scientifically-unsupported claims in clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work, and allied disciplines. www.srmhp.org - 5k - published: Jul 24 2007 - cached | |
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Easy-to-read FDA publication about phony medicines and unproven treatments. Category: Health: Public Health and Safety: Organizations Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch: Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medfraud.html - 10k - published: Mar 28 2007 - cached | |
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"Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraud FTC law enforcement and consumer education campaign focuses on stopping the quacks. Category: Society: Law: Legal Information: Fraud Category: Society: Issues: Fraud: Investment Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Agencies: Independent: Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/06/opcureall.htm - 23k - published: Jun 01 1999 - cached | |
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American Council of Science and Health Press releases and articles related to health care fraud and quackery, activists and hype. Category: Health: Public Health and Safety: Organizations Category: Society: Issues: Health www.acsh.org/healthissues/categoryID.2/category_detail.asp - 27k - published: Dec 24 2007 - cached | |
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Anti-Quackery Webring Nearly 100 listings. www.webring.com/hub?ring=antiquackerysite - 35k - published: Jan 20 1985 - cached | |
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The Quack-Files Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud. Category: Health: Alternative: Opposing Views www.geocities.com/healthbase/ | |
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