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How to Spot Health Fraud - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html
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. |
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Quackwatch - http://www.quackwatch.org/
Covers unproven and scientifically questionable claims of alternative health therapies, vitamin peddlers, and other health frauds. |
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National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. - http://www.ncahf.org/
The NCAHF is a USA voluntary health agency that focuses its attention upon health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems. |
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Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health - http://www.csmmh.org/
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. |
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Anti-Quackery Webring - http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=antiquackerysite
Nearly 100 listings. |
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American Council of Science and Health - http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/categoryID.2/category_detail.asp
Press releases and articles related to health care fraud and quackery, activists and hype. |
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The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice - http://www.srmhp.org/
Peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to distinguishing scientifically-supported claims from scientifically-unsupported claims in clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work, and allied disciplines. |
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Canadian Quackery Watch - http://healthwatcher.net/Quackerywatch/
Monitors the media for reports of medical frauds and quacks. Includes features on individual quacks, pending lawsuits, scientific rebuttals of 'dubious' claims, and related links. |
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"Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraud - http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/06/opcureall.htm
FTC law enforcement and consumer education campaign focuses on stopping the quacks. |
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medfraud.html
Easy-to-read FDA publication about phony medicines and unproven treatments. |