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Quackwatch and Its Affiliated Sites
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Quackwatch (1,119 pages)
- Do Children Get Too Many Immunizations? The Answer is No. (posted 12/15/08)
- Desiccated Thyroid: Be Wary of Practitioners Who Prescribe It (updated 1/13/09)
- Regulatory Actions Related to the Use of Desiccated (Armour) Thyroid (posted 1/13/09)
- A Critical Look at Linda Schaumleffel's "Power Brain Fitness Program" (posted 1/20/09)
- Be Wary of "Board Certification" in Clinical Metal Toxicology (updated 2/14/09)
- How the "Urine Toxic Metals" Test Is Used to Defraud Patients (updated 4/6/09)
- "Detoxification" Schemes and Scams (posted 4/8/09)
- Reiki Is Nonsense (posted 4/18/09)
- CSPI warns consumers about Web-based açai scams (posted 4/23/09)
- Unlicensed "Food Co-Operative" Battling Government Authorities (posted 5/5/09)
Acupuncture Watch (17 pages)
- Auriculotherapy: A Skeptical Look (posted 2/2/08)
- Why TCM Diagnosis Is Worthless (posted 3/26/08)
- Disciplinary Actions by the California Acupuncture Board, 5/96-9/08 (posted 3/2/09)
Allergy Watch (9 pages)
- Common Food Allergy Myths (posted 1/18/08)
Autism Watch (103 pages)
- Be Wary of CARE Clinics and the Center for Autistic Spectrum Disorders (CASD) (updated 2/14/09)
- Omnibus Court Rules against Autism-Vaccine Link (updated 2/14/09)
- Index to Omnibus Hearing Transcripts and Decisions (posted 2/14/09)
Cancer Treatment Watch (34 pages)
- Beware of Online Cancer Fraud (posted 6/18/08)
- 125 Fake Cancer 'Cures' Consumers Should Avoid (posted 6/18/08)
- Background History of the Gerson Clinic (1986) (posted 8/6/08)
Casewatch (1,441 pages)
- "Kimkins" Diet Fraud Unmasked (posted 1/10/08)
- HHS Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Reports (posted 12/13/08)
- Tax Returns of Relevant Nonprofit Organizations (updated 3/6/09)
- Kurt Donsbach Arrested Again (posted 4/10/09)
Chelation Watch (124 pages)
- FDA Issues Chelation Therapy Warning (updated 9/26/08)
- Why the NIH Study of Chelation Therapy Should Be Stopped (updated 9/18/08)
- Chelation Clinic Owner Sentenced to Prison for Fraud (posted 3/6/09)
Chirobase (589 pages)
- Answers to Questions about Chiropractic (updated 3/14/09)
- Be Wary of VAX-D Therapy (major update, 11/13/08)
- How Two "Pediatric Chiropractic" Leaders Advise Chiropractors to Undermine Pediatrician Credibility (posted 5/18/08)
- Stroke caused by neck manipulation triggers class-action lawsuit (posted 6/19/08)
- Sherman College Placed on Probation (posted 6/29/08)
- The Whitcomb Technique: A Skeptical Look (updated 11/20/08)
- Is It Legal to Give a Discount When Patients Pay Cash? (posted 2/17/09)
- Can Chiropractic Become a Respected Mainstream Profession? (posted 2/25/09)
- Kansas Bans Use of Term "Chiropractic Physician" (posted 2/25/09)
- Don't Pay or Contract in Advance for Chiropractic Visits at a "Discount" Price (posted3/3/09)
Credential Watch (36 pages)
- Nurses Create Quack Specialty (updated 5/19/08)
- A Skeptical Look at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (posted 5/12/08)
- Connecticut Attorney General Warns of Bogus Medical Board Certification Scam (posted 4/22/09)
Dental Watch (100 pages)
- Does "Bioesthetic Dentistry" Provide Good Value? (posted 12/7/08)
- VisiLite Screening: Does It Make Sense? (posted 9/10/08)
- Be Wary of Sargenti Root Canal Treatment (updated 11/21/08)
Device Watch (34 pages)
- The Detox Foot Pad Scam (posted 4/15/08)
- What Are 510(k) Clearance and Premarket Approval? (posted 4/11/08)
- QuantumPulse (VIBE) Widely Marketed with Far-Fetched Claims (posted 7/27/08)
- Electro Interstitial Scans: Another Test to Avoid (updated 2/27/09)
- Zyto Scanning: Another Test to Avoid (posted 5/27/09)
Diet Scam Watch (14 pages)
- HCG Worthless as Weight-Loss Aid (posted 4/23/07)
Homeowatch (55 pages)
- Homeopathic "True Believer" Loses Medical License (posted 2/1/09)
Infomercial Watch (28 pages)
- Comments on The World’s Greatest Treasury of Health Secrets (posted 2/3/07)
- Amaze Rx is Marketed with Deceptive Claims (posted 2/18/07)
Internet Health Pilot (47 pages)
MLM Watch (98 pages)
- Experts Dissect Mannatech Claims (posted 8/20/08)
- Believe: A Hilarious Movie about Multilevel Marketing (updated 4/29/08)
Mental Health Watch (9 pages)
- Dore Treatment Program Lacks Research Basis (posted 4/7/07)
National Council Against Health Fraud (657 pages)
- Consumer Health Digest (updated weekly)
Naturowatch (29 pages)
- Jury Finds “Natural Healer” Guilty of Fraud, Money Laundering (posted 6/12/06)
Nutriwatch (43 pages)
- Microwave Oven Safety: USDA Fact Sheet (posted 12/28/07)
Pharmwatch (19 pages)
- Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from Facts (posted 1/19/08)
- Compounding pharmacists sued for death from intravenous hydrogen peroxide (major update, 4/20/08)
- The National Clearinghouse on Internet Prescribing (posted 2/19/09)
This page was revised on May 30, 2009.