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Quackwatch (1,106 pages)
- "Research" Associated with the Promotion of Questionable Theories, Products, and Services (updated 1/31/08)
- Stay Away from "Holistic" and "Biological" Dentists (major update, 2/4/08)
- Supplement Marketers
Indicted: Internet Businesses Generated over $16 Million
with False Claims to Prevent, Treat Diseases (posted 4/21/08) - An Open Letter to the U.S. Congress about Immunization (posted 6/2/08)
- Former HEW / HHS Secretaries Want Menthol Banned As Cigarette Additive (posted 6/11/08)
- Magnet Therapy: A Skeptical View (major update 6/29/08)
- Regulatory Actions against Edmund Chein, M.D. (posted 7/26/08)
- LifeClick: Another Test to Avoid. (posted 8/24/08)
- Skid Row Patient Recruiting Scheme Uncovered (posted 8/26/08)
- Glucosamine for Arthritis: Benefit Is Unlikely (major update, 9/30/08)
Acupuncture Watch (16 pages)
- Auriculotherapy: A Skeptical Look (posted 2/2/08)
- Why TCM Diagnosis Is Worthless (posted 3/26/08)
Allergy Watch (8 pages)
- My Brief Encounter with an Allergy Quack (posted 11/20/07)
- Common Food Allergy Myths (posted 1/18/08)
Autism Watch (29 pages)
- What the Poling Autism Case Means (posted 3/14/08)
- Be Wary of CARE Clinics and the Center for Autistic Spectrum Disorders (CASD) (updated 11/25/08)
Cancer Treatment Watch (34 pages)
- How Hulda Clark Victimized My Parents (posted 8/11/07)
- Canadian Competition Bureau Dissects Online Cancer Scam (posted 6/13/08)
- 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 (1,355 pages)
- MCS-Related Disciplinary Documents and Depositions of Drs. William Rea and Alfred Johnson (posted 1/22/08)
- "Kimkins" Diet Fraud Unmasked (posted 1/10/08)
- Disciplinary Action against Vicky Hufnagel, M.D. (posted 2/4/08)
- Missouri Curbs Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Related to Trudeau Book (posted 3/6/08)
Chelation Watch (122 pages)
- FDA Issues Chelation Therapy Warning (posted 1/18/08)
- Why the NIH Study of Chelation Therapy Should Be Stopped (updated 9/18/08)
Chirobase (573 pages)
- Answers to Questions about Chiropractic (updated 6/23/08)
- Be Wary of VAX-D Therapy (major update, 9/11/07)
- Some Noted on Active Release Techniques (posted 1/23/08)
- Chiropractic "Research" Project Is a Marketing Tool (posted 1/28/08)
- 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)
Credential Watch (36 pages)
- Nurses Create Quack Specialty (posted 3/22/07)
- A Skeptical Look at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (posted 5/12/08)
Dental Watch (94 pages)
- VisiLite Screening: Does It Make Sense? (posted 9/10/08)
- Be Wary of Sargenti Root Canal Treatment (updated 11/21/08)
Device Watch (31 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)
Diet Scam Watch (14 pages)
- HCG Worthless as Weight-Loss Aid (posted 4/23/07)
Homeowatch (53 pages)
- British Professors Attack Homeopathy (posted 5/25/06)
Infomercial Watch (36 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 (44 pages)
MLM Watch (96 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 (650 pages)
- Consumer Health Digest (updated weekly)
Naturowatch (29 pages)
- Jury Finds “Natural Healer” Guilty of Fraud, Money Laundering (posted 6/12/06)
Nutriwatch (45 pages)
- Microwave Oven Safety: USDA Fact Sheet (posted 12/28/07)
Pharmwatch (18 pages)
- Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from Facts (posted 1/19/08)
- FDA Takes Action Against Compounded Menopause Hormone Therapy Drugs (posted 1/9/08)
- Compounding pharmacists sued for death from intravenous hydrogen peroxide (major update, 4/20/08)
This page was revised on November 30, 2008.