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While Medical Science Has Never Had More To Offer, Many People Are Turning To Alternatives Such As Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Organic Foods, Vitamin Supplements, Herbs, Chelation Therapy, And Occult Healers. Millions Of Americans Who Are Unenlightened, Seriously Ill, Or Desperate Have Fallen Into The Clutches Of Tv Promoters, Nutrition Hustlers, Or Other Con Artists Whose Offerings Are Ineffective Or Dangerous - And Sometimes Lethal. But Quackery Is Not Confined To Individuals Who Fit The Popular Image Of A Quack. Significant Numbers Of Well-trained Physicians Have Strayed From Science Into Fad Diagnoses And Unproven Treatments That Lack A Rational Basis. The Health Robbers, Featuring More Than Twenty Highly Respected Authorities, Explains The Dangers Of Quack Medicine, Alternative Cancer Remedies, Health Fads, And Miracle Diets. It Argues For Stronger Laws And More Vigorous Policing Of The Marketplace.^ And It Answers Such Questions As: Are 'organic' Foods Worth Their Extra Cost? Can Acupuncture Cure Anything? Will Vitamin B[subscript 12] Shots Pep Me Up? Can Diet Cure Arthritis? Will Spinal Adjustments Help My Health? Will Amino Acids 'pump Up' My Muscles? Where Can Reliable Infor
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- Author
- Wikipedia, Tolga Yalur
- Publisher
- Willow Publishing Company
- Published
- 1940
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780879758554
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Home & Lifestyle, Medical, Technology
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (49 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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