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245 04 a| The Health robbers :b| a close look at quackery in America /c| edited by Stephen Barrett and William T. Jarvis ; foreword by Ann Landers.;

300 a| xviii, 526 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

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490 1 a| Consumer health library;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-506) and index.;

505 0 a| How quackery sells / William T. Jarvis, Stephen Barrett -- Vitamin pushers and food quacks / Victor Herbert -- The make-believe doctors / Robert C. Derbyshire -- Occult health practices / Ray Hyman -- The food-fear epidemic / Elizabeth M. Whelan -- "Alternative" cancer treatment / Stephen Barrett -- The misery merchants : exploiting arthritis sufferers / Diana Benzaia, Stephen Barrett -- Weight control : facts, fads, and frauds / Stephen Barrett -- Avoiding the "marginal" medic / Philip R. Alper -- Unproven "allergies" : an epidemic of nonsense / Stephen Barrett -- Immunoquackery : riding the crest of AIDS / Stephen Barrett -- The spine salesmen : don't let chiropractors fool you / Stephen Barrett -- Homeopathy : is it medicine? / Stephen Barrett -- Genuine fakes : the "organic" ripoff / Thomas H. Jukes, Stephen Barrett -- The overselling of herbs / Varro E. Tyler -- Vitalistic gurus and their legacies / Jack Raso -- The multilevel mirage / Stephen Barrett --;

505 0 a| Acupuncture : nonsense with needles / Arthur Taub -- Nutrition for athletes : myths vs. facts / Ellington Darden -- Quackery by mail / Stephen Barrett -- The tooth robbers : the unfounded attach on fluoridation / Bob Sprague, Mary Bernhardt -- Dubious dental care / John E. Dodes, William T. Jarvis -- The gadgeteers / Wallace F. Janssen -- The miracle merchants : faith healing doesn't work / Lester Kinsolving, Stephen Barrett -- The eye exorcisors : don't throw away your glasses / Russell S. Worrall, Jacob Nevyas -- The "holistic" hodgepodge / Wallace I. Sampson -- Prominent promoters / Stephen Barrett -- "Health freedom" crusaders / Stephen Barrett -- The mental health maze : how to find a therapist / Stephen Barrett -- The mind robbers : destructive cults / John G. Clark -- Quackery and the media / Stephen Barrett -- Why quackery persists / James Harvey Young -- The truth-seekers / Stephen Barrett -- Strengths and weaknesses of our laws / Stephen Barrett -- Getting the most from your doctor / Philip R. Alper -- Fighting quackery : tips for activists / Stephen Barrett.;

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The Health robbers : a close look at quackery in America / edited by Stephen Barrett and William T. Jarvis ; foreword by Ann Landers.

Other author	Barrett, Stephen, 1933-
Other author	Jarvis, William T., 1935-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, ©1993.
Description	xviii, 526 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Quacks and quackery--United States. Consumer protection--United States. Quackery. Health Services--United States.

Series	Consumer health library Consumer health library.
Contents	How quackery sells / William T. Jarvis, Stephen Barrett -- Vitamin pushers and food quacks / Victor Herbert -- The make-believe doctors / Robert C. Derbyshire -- Occult health practices / Ray Hyman -- The food-fear epidemic / Elizabeth M. Whelan -- "Alternative" cancer treatment / Stephen Barrett -- The misery merchants : exploiting arthritis sufferers / Diana Benzaia, Stephen Barrett -- Weight control : facts, fads, and frauds / Stephen Barrett -- Avoiding the "marginal" medic / Philip R. Alper -- Unproven "allergies" : an epidemic of nonsense / Stephen Barrett -- Immunoquackery : riding the crest of AIDS / Stephen Barrett -- The spine salesmen : don't let chiropractors fool you / Stephen Barrett -- Homeopathy : is it medicine? / Stephen Barrett -- Genuine fakes : the "organic" ripoff / Thomas H. Jukes, Stephen Barrett -- The overselling of herbs / Varro E. Tyler -- Vitalistic gurus and their legacies / Jack Raso -- The multilevel mirage / Stephen Barrett --
Contents	Acupuncture : nonsense with needles / Arthur Taub -- Nutrition for athletes : myths vs. facts / Ellington Darden -- Quackery by mail / Stephen Barrett -- The tooth robbers : the unfounded attach on fluoridation / Bob Sprague, Mary Bernhardt -- Dubious dental care / John E. Dodes, William T. Jarvis -- The gadgeteers / Wallace F. Janssen -- The miracle merchants : faith healing doesn't work / Lester Kinsolving, Stephen Barrett -- The eye exorcisors : don't throw away your glasses / Russell S. Worrall, Jacob Nevyas -- The "holistic" hodgepodge / Wallace I. Sampson -- Prominent promoters / Stephen Barrett -- "Health freedom" crusaders / Stephen Barrett -- The mental health maze : how to find a therapist / Stephen Barrett -- The mind robbers : destructive cults / John G. Clark -- Quackery and the media / Stephen Barrett -- Why quackery persists / James Harvey Young -- The truth-seekers / Stephen Barrett -- Strengths and weaknesses of our laws / Stephen Barrett -- Getting the most from your doctor / Philip R. Alper -- Fighting quackery : tips for activists / Stephen Barrett.
Local note	Little-292476--305130045634Y
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-506) and index.
LCCN	93025357
ISBN	0879758554 (cloth : acid-free paper) :

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