If it walks like a duck....
What is a quack? By Quack we are here referring to someone who is pretending be competent/ knowledgable/ authorised to dispense medical advice and knowingly or otherwise is giving bogus information.
The following site is named Quackwatch. They aim to be "Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions" It is US oriented. Stephen Barrett, M.D the editor of the site really seems to be a a campaign against quackery. The section of the site that looks at quackery should be particularly interesting http://www.quackwatch.org/
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is a UK organisation. It is
The executive agency of the Department of Health protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and are used safely.
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/
The US Federal Trade Comission works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. They have a page on 'Miracle' Health Claims that they have put out with the Food and Drug Administration. It is a well laid out website with links to othere relevant material. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/frdheal.htm
The following site is named Quackwatch. They aim to be "Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions" It is US oriented. Stephen Barrett, M.D the editor of the site really seems to be a a campaign against quackery. The section of the site that looks at quackery should be particularly interesting http://www.quackwatch.org/
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is a UK organisation. It is
The executive agency of the Department of Health protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and are used safely.
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/
The US Federal Trade Comission works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. They have a page on 'Miracle' Health Claims that they have put out with the Food and Drug Administration. It is a well laid out website with links to othere relevant material. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/frdheal.htm
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