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HEADS UP! Dear List-family.... With all the online "snake oil" salespersons pitching their "universal cure all" products, I strongly urge you to take a look-see at "QUACKWATCH," a rather unique Web site. A small example of the many "quackery-related" topics that are covered is provided below, but please keep in mind that I just copied these subjects in a big chunk, and they're out-of-context. This is one extensive Web site so DO browse the entire site 'cause it IS interesting AND valuable. The URL (Web site address) is: http://www.quackwatch.com Sampling of Quackwatch follows - read on.. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- Quackery: •How Should It Be Defined? (posted 4/24/97) •How It Harms (posted 5/29/97) •How It Sells (posted 5/26/97) -25 Ways to Spot It (updated 11/27/97) •"Health Freedom" (updated 9/27/97) •More Ploys That May Fool You (posted 4/10/97) •Common Misconceptions (posted 1/31/97) •Why It Persists (to be posted) •Victim Case Reports (updated 10/23/97) •Ten Ways to Avoid Being Quacked (posted 4/24/97) •Signs of a "Quacky" Web Site (posted 6/24/97) •Pro-Quackery Legislation (posted 9/27/97) •Why Bogus Therapies Often Seem to Work (posted 9/2/97) •Fifteen Ways to Spot an Internet Bandit (posted 12/29/96) •Prudent Use of Health Information on the Internet (to be posted) Questionable Products and Services •Acupuncture (updated 11/7/97) [MAJOR UPDATE] •AIDS-Related Quackery and Fraud (updated 12/10/97) [NEW] •Algae Products: False Claims and Hype (posted 4/20/97) •Allergies: Dubious Diagnosis and Treatment (to be posted) •"Alternative" Methods: •Be Wary of "Alternative" Health Methods (updated 11/26/97) [FEATURE ARTICLE] •Common Approaches (posted 2/8/97) •Science vs "Alternative" Methods (posted 8/22/97) •Books: Recommended and Nonrecommended (to be posted) •Definitions of 1,169 Methods (130-page dictionary posted 5/27/97) •Journals and Newsletters: Recommended and Nonrecommended (to be posted) •Arthritis: Questionable Approaches (to be posted) •Aromatherapy: Making Dollars out of Scents updated 9/20/97) •Ayurvedic Mumbo-Jumbo (updated 10/20/97) •Cancer: Questionable Therapies (index to 10 articles, updated 11/30/97) [FEATURE TOPIC] •Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Factors and Prevention (to be posted) •Chelation Therapy (updated 11/25/97) •Chinese Medicine (posted 4/11/97) •Chiropractic: •Don't Be Fooled (updated 9/2/97) •Advertising Gimmicks (posted 5/20/97) •Nutrition (posted 5/17/97) •Pediatrics (to be posted) •Subluxations: Chiropractic's Elusive Buzzword (posted 9/9/97) •Undercover Investigations (posted 9/14/97) •Practice-Building Techniques (to be posted) •My Visit to a "Straight" Chiropractor (to be posted) •Inside View of a Chiropractic Office (posted 7/14/97)