NCAHF Resource Documents | Quackwatch (original) (raw)

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Access to Medical Treatment Act posted 12/3/00)
Allopathy” (posted 12/1/00)
“Alternative Medicine” (to be posted)
American Preventive Medical Association (to be posted)
Anthroposophical Medicine (posted 1/15/01)
“Antioxidant” Supplements (to be posted)
Applied Kinesiology (posted 12/1/00)
Arthritis: Questionable Remedies (to be posted)
Astrology (to be posted)
Ayurvedic Medicine (to be posted)
Barley Green (posted 12/12/00)
Barnard, Dr. Neal, (posted 1/15/01)
Bedell, Berkley (posted 12/1/00)
Bee Pollen (posted 12/18/00)
Blue-Green Algae (to be posted)
Body Toddy (posted 12/29/00)
Body Wise International (to be posted)
Bolen, Tim (link to Quackwatch)
Burzynski, Stanislaw (to be posted)
CanCell (posted 1/15/01)
Cancer Quackery (posted 12/5/01)
Candidiasis Hypersensitivity (posted 9/19/01)
Cat’s Claw Not Effective against Cancer (posted 12/1/00)
Chelated Minerals (to be posted)
Chelation Therapy (to be posted)
Chinese Herbalism (Traditional Chinese Med) (to be posted)
Chiropractic Fact Sheet (1998) (posted 7/9/01)
Chiropractic Back Care (to be posted)
Chitosan (to be posted)
Chlorophyll (posted 12/1/00)
Chromium Picolinate (to be posted)
Citizens For Health (to be posted)
Clark, Hulda Regehr (posted 12/1/00)
Commission E Herbal Monographs (posted 1/15/01)
Cold & Flu Remedies (to be posted)
Colonic Irrigation (posted 12/17/00)
Coral Calcium (link to Quackwatch)
Cousins, Norman (posted 12/1/00)
Cranial Manipulative Therapy (posted 9/12/01)
Dental Mercury Fillings (to be posted)
DMSO (posted 11/24/01)
Dubious Allergy-Related Practices (posted 8/31/01)
EarthSave International (to be posted)
Electroacupuncture (Energy Medicine) (to be posted)
Energy Medicine (to be posted)
Environmental Impact of Quackery (to be posted)
Environmental medicine (see Clinical Ecology) (to be posted)
Enzyme Supplements (to be posted)
Ephedra (to be posted)
Ergogenic & Body Building Aids (to be posted)
Evening Primrose Oil (to be posted)
Fasting (posted 2/1/02)
Fetzer Institute (to be posted)
Fluoridation (posted 2/1/02)
Food Allergies (to be posted)
Germanium (to be posted)
Ginsana (Ginseng) (to be posted)
Ginseng (to be posted)
Graphology (to be posted)
Green Tea (Traditional Chinese Medicine) (to be posted)
Hair Analysis (to be posted)
Hal Huggins, DDS (to be posted)
Hall, Gerald (Mexican Cancer Clinic) (posted 12/6/00)
Harm Done by Quackery (to be posted)
Hatch, Orrin Senator (to be posted)
Health Freedom (National Health Federation) (to be posted)
Hepatitis C (to be posted)
Herbal Remedies (to be posted)
Homeopathy (to be posted)
How to file a complaint (to be posted)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (to be posted)
Hypnosis (to be posted)
Immunization Attackers (to be posted)
Interior Design (Nu Skin) (to be posted)
Juice Plus+ (posted 1/3/01)
Kirlian photography (Energy Medicine) (to be posted)
Km (Matol) (to be posted)
Kombucha Mushroom (to be posted)
Laetrile (to be posted)
Lee, Royal DDS (posted 1/30/01)
Life Extension Quackery (to be posted)
Liquid Protein Diets (to be posted)
Macrobiotic Diet (to be posted)
Magnets for Health (to be posted)
Mannatech (posted 1/15/01)
Massage/Bodywork (to be posted)
Melatonin (to be posted)
Milk (posted 1/15/01)
Mindell, Earl (to be posted)
Mineral Supplement Toxicity (to be posted)
Moxibustion (Traditional Chinese Medicine) (to be posted)
Multilevel-Marketed Health Products (posted 12/4/00)
Multiple Sclerosis Quackery (to be posted)
National Health Federation (to be posted)
Nature’s Sunshine (to be posted)
Naturopathy (to be posted)
Nevada-Based Quackery (posted 2/1/02)
Nieper, Dr. Hans (to be posted)
Nu Skin Interior Design (to be posted)
Nutraceuticals (posted 12/1/00)
Orthomolecular medicine (to be posted)
Osteopathy (posted 12/29/00)
Passive exercise devices (posted 1/15/01)
Pharmacists: Questionable Practices (updated 8/31/01)
Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine (posted 1/15/01)
Prayer & Healing (to be posted)
Prostata (to be posted)
Pycnogenol (to be posted)
Qi gong (Traditional Chinese Medicine) (to be posted)
Quackery (posted 1/15/01)
Quackery-Related Definitions (posted 1/3/01)
Radiesthesia (Energy Medicine) (to be posted)
Radionics (posted 2/1/02)
Raw Milk (posted 12/23/03)
Reflexology (posted 12/29/00)
Reiki (posted 12/1/00)
Rife Device (posted 12/29/00)
Ripped Fuel (to be posted)
Robbins, Anthony (posted 7/9/03)
Seasilver (link to Quackwatch)
Sham Nutritionists and Nutrition Diploma Mills (posted 2/1/02)
Shark Cartilage (to be posted)
Shark Liver Oil (posted 2/1/02)
Smart Drugs (to be posted)
Soul Treatment Healing (to be posted)
Standard Process Labs (posted 1/30/01)
Starlight International (posted 12/29/00)
Sunrider International (posted 1/15/01)
Therapeutic Touch (to be posted)
“Thermogenic” Products (posted 12/29/00)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (to be posted)
Transcendental meditation (Ayurvedic Medicine) (to be posted)
Vanadyl Sulfate (Ergogenic Aids) (to be posted)
Vegetarianism (to be posted)
Vitamin C and Colds (Cold and Flu Remedies) (to be posted)
Vitamin Selling (posted 2/1/02)
Vitamin Toxicity (to be posted)
Wallach, Joel (to be posted)
Weight loss quackery (to be posted)
Weil, Andrew (to be posted)
Wheatgrass Therapy (posted 1/15/01)
Whitaker, Julian, MD (posted 12/24/00)
Wiewel, Frank (posted 12/1/00)
Williams, Dr. David (posted 12/29/00)
Yiamouyannis, John (to be posted)
Zinc for colds (Cold & Flu Remedies) (to be posted)

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