The health fraud battle. Education is the best defense
Johnson, G.C.; Gottesman, R.A.
Postgraduate Medicine 85(8): 289-90 292-3
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 2726644 Document Number: 340059
Despite the regulatory and educational efforts of the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies and organizations, large numbers of American consumers continue to be fooled by unsubstantiated "miracle cure" claims made by manufacturers of fraudulent medical products. Physicians who are familiar with the language of health fraud advertising and product labels may be able to help patients avoid unnecessary expense, false hope, and physical and emotional harm.
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