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Quackwatch,
Inc., a member of Consumer Federation of America, is
a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related
frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Its primary focus
is on quackery-related information that is difficult
or impossible to get elsewhere. Their activities include:
- Investigating
questionable claims
- Answering
inquiries
- Distributing
reliable publications
- Reporting
illegal marketing
- Generating
consumer-protection lawsuits
- Improving
the quality of health information on the Internet
- Attacking
misleading advertising on the Internet
They
also maintain the following sites:
MLM
Watch
- Analysis
of health claims made for multilevel products
- Pinpointing
the risks involved in becoming a multilevel distributor
- Warning
about inappropriate claims
- Reporting
illegal claims for products to regulatory agencies
- Helping
people seek legal redress against MLM companies.
NutriWatch
- Analysis
of health claims made for nutrition-related products
- Warning
about inappropriate claims
- Reporting
illegal claims for products to regulatory agencies
- Helping
people seek legal redress against dietary supplement
companies.
HomeoWatch
Homeopathic
"remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated
misbeliefs are not. When people are healthy, it may
not matter what they believe. But when serious illness
strikes, false beliefs can lead to disaster. This Web
site provides information about homeopathy that is difficult
or impossible to find elsewhere.
Internet
Health Pilot
A
gateway to reliable health information (under construction).
Dental
Watch.
- Providing
basic information
- Debunking
misleading claims
- Identifying
reliable information sources
- Reporting
improper actions to regulatory agencies
- Helping
people seek legal redress when victimized
Check
out the cheers and jeers sections of each of these sites.
The jeers are a testament to the ignorance that exists
today (and is commonly perpetrated by the media) regarding
the practice of medicine.
Also,
I would encourage that you subscribe to their newsletter
as well
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