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YOU: and Quacky web sites
Posted 03-13-2008 at 06:22 AM by jezzie
How to Spot a "Quacky" Web Site
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
The best way to avoid being quacked is to reject quackery's promoters. Each item listed below signifies that a Web site is not a trustworthy information source.
General Characteristics
* Any site used to market herbs or dietary supplements. Although some are useful, I do not believe it is possible to sell them profitably without deception, which typically includes:
* Any site used to market or promote homeopathic products. No such products have been proven effective.
* Any site that generally promotes "alternative," "complementary," and/or "integrative" methods. There are more than a thousand such methods. The vast majority are worthless.
* Any site that promotes "nontoxic," "natural," "holistic," or "miraculous" treatments
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
The best way to avoid being quacked is to reject quackery's promoters. Each item listed below signifies that a Web site is not a trustworthy information source.
General Characteristics
* Any site used to market herbs or dietary supplements. Although some are useful, I do not believe it is possible to sell them profitably without deception, which typically includes:
(a) lack of full disclosure of relevant facts,During more than 35 years of watching the health marketplace, I have never encountered a seller who did not do at least one of these three things.
(b) promotion or sale of products that lack a rational use, and/or
(c) failure to provide advice indicating who should not use the products.
* Any site used to market or promote homeopathic products. No such products have been proven effective.
* Any site that generally promotes "alternative," "complementary," and/or "integrative" methods. There are more than a thousand such methods. The vast majority are worthless.
* Any site that promotes "nontoxic," "natural," "holistic," or "miraculous" treatments
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