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| '''Quackwatch''' is an Internet guide to ] and ] operated by ], M.D. Quackwatch, Inc. is a nonprofit |
'''Quackwatch''' is an Internet guide to ] and ] operated by ], M.D. Quackwatch, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose stated purpose is to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies" whose "primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere". Quackwatch activities include: | ||
| *Investigating questionable claims | *Investigating questionable health claims | ||
| *Answering inquiries about products and services | *Answering inquiries about medical products and services | ||
| *Advising quackery victims | *Advising quackery victims | ||
| *Distributing reliable publications | *Distributing reliable publications on medical informaton | ||
| *Reporting illegal marketing | *Reporting illegal marketing of medical methods and products | ||
| *Assisting or generating consumer-protection lawsuits | *Assisting or generating consumer-protection lawsuits | ||
| *Improving the quality of health information on the Internet | *Improving the quality of health information on the Internet | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| * , criticisms of Stephen Barrett. | * , criticisms of Stephen Barrett. | ||
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Quackwatch is an Internet guide to quackery and health fraud operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D. Quackwatch, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose stated purpose is to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies" whose "primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere". Quackwatch activities include:
- Investigating questionable health claims
- Answering inquiries about medical products and services
- Advising quackery victims
- Distributing reliable publications on medical informaton
- Reporting illegal marketing of medical methods and products
- Assisting or generating consumer-protection lawsuits
- Improving the quality of health information on the Internet
- Attacking misleading advertising on the Internet
External links
- Quackwatch website
- , criticisms of Stephen Barrett.
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