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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Look up Quackery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quackery is a term used to describe the unethical practice of promising health-related benefits for which there is little or no basis. Quack is also a term used for an incompetent medical doctor, or any other person who dispenses false medical advice or treatment. "Health fraud" is often used as a synonym for q ...
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Resources
- 'Miracle' Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism (Federal Trade Commission)
- Biothreats -- Are Claims to Treat Really Just a Trick? (Federal Trade Commission)
- Buying Diagnostic Tests from the Internet: Buyer Beware! (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Evaluate Claims of Treatment Success (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Consumer Protection Tips (Administration on Aging)
- E-Mail Health Myths: Identifying Medical Misinformation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Trade Commission
- Food and Drug Administration
- Health Fraud (Medline Plus)
- Health Quackery: Spotting Health Scams (National Institute on Aging)
- Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- How to Report Problems with Products Regulated by FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
- How to Spot Health Fraud (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Pay It Right! Protecting Medicare from Fraud (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File
- Promotions for Kids' Dietary Supplements Leave Sour Taste (Federal Trade Commission)
- Pump Fiction: Tips for Buying Exercise Equipment (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet (Food and Drug Administration)
- Simple Test Rates Accuracy of Cancer-Related Web Sites (American Cancer Society)
- Tipping the Scales? Weight-Loss Ads Found Heavy on Deception (Federal Trade Commission)
- Truth about Choosing Medical Treatments [Easy-to-Read] (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Who Cares: Sources of Information about Health Care Products and Services (Federal Trade Commission)
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