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| Avoiding Health Fraud and Quackery | ||
| Better Business Bureau | ||
| Searchable site of information about businesses, including those selling health and fitness products. ( http://www.bbb.org ) | ||
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Current Health-Related Hoaxes and Rumors | ||
| Includes information on false Internet and e-mail reports relating to health. ( http://www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm ) | ||
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| Food and Drug Administration | ||
| Provides information about FDA activities and consumer advice about choosing and using many health-related products. See especially the following few links. ( http://www.fda.gov ) | ||
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| How to Spot Health Fraud | ||
( http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html ) | ||
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| Tips for Avoiding Health Fraud | ||
( http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-fraud.html ) | ||
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| Tips for Buying Medical Products Online | ||
( http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm ) | ||
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| MedWatch Program | ||
| Reporting adverse effects from products regulated by the FDA. ( http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html ) | ||
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| FDA reporting of unlawful sale of medical products online | ||
( http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm ) | ||
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| MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine | ||
| Provides new and links to information on a variety of types of complementary and alternative medicine. ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html ) | ||
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| MedlinePlus: Health Fraud | ||
| Provides news and links to information on fraudulent health products and services. ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthfraud.html ) | ||
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| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) | ||
| Provides general information packets, answers to frequently asked questions about alternative therapies, research abstracts, and bibliographies. ( http://nccam.nih.gov ) | ||
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| Quackwatch | ||
| Provides information on health fraud, quackery, and health decision making. One feature describes where to complain or seek help for possible health fraud or dangerous products; links to relevant agencies are provided. ( http://www.quackwatch.com ) | ||
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| Abstracts of medical research studies are available from the following: | ||
| National Library of Medicine: PubMed | ||
( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed ) | ||
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| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine | ||
( http://nccam.nih.gov ) | ||
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| NIH Office of Dietary Supplements | ||
( http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov ) | ||
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