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| Health Fraud Health fraud falls into two broad classes - telling people lies that may kill them or someone else, and stealing from people by selling bogus medicines. The sites listed here provide useful information in the battle against quackery and for people just wanting to find out more about how real medicine works. (A list of sites offering suspect or fraudulent medical advice, products and services can be found at The Millenium Project.) Articles and other comments in The Millenium Project relevant to health fraud and quackery.
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My state government has set up a committee to look at medical quackery. You can see some of the reactions here. There are sites listed in this category. Please click here for a condensed listing without descriptions of the entries.
About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) This web site provides objective information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems. Evaluations of alternative or unproved cancer therapies are also provided. Advocates for Children in Therapy "Advocates for Children in Therapy (ACT) is a non-profit organization concerned about the methods used in the treatment of children’s mental health. Specifically with respect to psychotherapy, parenting techniques, and other mental-health practices applied to children, ACT advocates humane, non-violent and scientifically validated treatments, and seeks to eliminate inhumane, abusive and unvalidated practices". "AllRefer Health's mission is to be the Internet’s most trusted and extensive information resource for health and medical content. We will achieve this aim by presenting objective, comprehensive, up-to-date health information in a clear and concise format for consumers and health professionals alike" Alternative Medicine and Cancer (Peter Moran) American Academy of Pediatrics American Council on Science and Health Founded in 1978, and directed and advised by the world's leading scientists, physicians, and policy advisors — ACSH is a non-profit, consumer education organization dedicated to providing the public with mainstream scientific information on issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. Americans for Medical Progress "Americans for Medical Progress is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect society's investment in research. To that end, we promote public understanding of and support for the appropriate role of animals in biomedical research so that scientists are able to continue their quest for cures and improved methods of treatment for illness, injury and disease". Aromatherapy Debunked and Defended (Anya McCoy) See what a true believer thinks of the scams and outrageous claims of some arometherapists and essential oil peddlers. This site has been developed to provide comprehensive information about Aspartame and serve as a reference for sound, scientific data. Association of Online Cancer Resources AusPharm Consumer Health Watch "AusPharm Consumer Health Watch looks critically at the claims made by non-prescription health related products in the pharmacy marketplace, assesses the therapeutic claims they make against the existing research, looks at product safety and value for money, engages in dialogue with the product sponsor and then publishes its findings. Its primary aim is to help consumers make informed choices about these products". Australian Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting System In this system, you can report a case of a suspected adverse reaction in association with a medicine (including complementary, OTC or prescription) or a vaccine. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission The Australian Council Against Health Fraud "The Australian Council Against Health Fraud Inc is a non-profit association which focuses on health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems. Our positions are based upon the principles of science that underlie consumer protection law". The Australian False Memory Association "The Australian False Memory Association abhors child abuse. It is concerned about the serious individual and social effects of Recovered Memories. This includes the impact on the accusers, those who recover false memories of child abuse, and individuals and families devastated by false accusation. All are victims of memory". The official journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It is a peer reviewed journal publishing original articles and reviews dedicated to meeting the ongoing educational requirements of general practitioners. The Australian Nutrition Foundation Inc (Nutrition Australia) Australian Patient Safety Foundation Quacks love to say that real medicine doesn't do anything to increase patient safety. They are wrong. "Australian Prescriber is an independent publication providing readily accessible information about drugs and therapeutics. It covers topics assisting doctors, dentists, pharmacists and students" Bad Science (2) (Ben Goldacre) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to improving people's lives by sharing advances in health and learning with the global community. Blacktown Nutrition Clinic (Stuart Adams) "CancerGuide is dedicated to helping you find the answers to your questions about cancer, and especially to helping you find the questions you need to ask". CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD, Inc.) Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD, Inc.) is a non-profit national membership organization established in 1983 to protect children from abusive religious and cultural practices, especially religion-based medical neglect. CHILD opposes religious exemptions from duties of care for children. A skeptical guide to chiropractic history, theories, and current practices The Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health Verify medical credentials online. Current Issues in Alternative Medicine CINAM is a Christian based information and resource organization which seeks to educate the church as well as the wider audience of health consumers about issues which occur with “alternative” and other fringe health practices. CINAM evaluates alternative health practices, products, and promoters, considering both science and the spiritual / philosophical issues. Of particular interest is mis- information, quackery, health fraud, and spiritual world view. Debunking Thought Field Therapy Directory of Open Access Journals - Medicine (General) The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS Hoping to end debate, spur action worldwide, scientists sign statement that HIV causes AIDS Published in January 1998, the Expanded Dictionary of Metaphysical Healthcare describes over 1200 healthcare methods having a mystical or supernaturalistic basis. Most of the descriptions are not evaluative, because few unnaturalistic methods have been the object of scientific experimentation and by their nature they are generally not amenable to objective validation. However, by conveying the central ideas of these numerous methods, the information compiled by Mr. Raso provides valuable clues as to the efficacy of metaphysical healthcare methods. Free Medline Search at Medportal.com From Test Tube To Patient : New Drug Development in the United States Hahnemann's Organon Of Medicine Read what the inventor of homeopathy thought about medicine. Wonder at how little has changed in homeopathy in 200 years. Health Information (Loretta Marron) Free access to evidence-based medicine and research "medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focused health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications" Dr Polevoy is reviled almost as much as Dr Barrett, and has joined with him in several legal actions against frauds and quacks. "Improving health by reducing harm from misleading drug promotion" Homeopathy - all the idiocy that fits (Peter Bowditch)
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