NATURE AND DANGERS OF QUACKERY

Quackery

-promotion of false or unproven method for profit. it occurs when:

-healthcare is administered by unlikened health care providers

-promises of cures are made about products

-self-proclaimed therapeutic procedures are performed before they are scientifically validated

VICTIMS

-Gullible

they tend to believe easily something that is printed or broadcasted without verifying the truthfulness of the particular service.

-Desperate

they are facing an incurable health condition, leaving this their last option.

-Isolated

they become the attracted to unconventional methods because they distrust medical science.

-Belief in the supernatural

they tend to believe in the promising influence of a mystical power.

-Overconfident

they firmly believe that they are more knowledgeable and skilled than scientific researchers.

WAYS TO RECOGNIZE A QUACK

• Health care is administered by unsilenced health care providers.

• Promises of cures are made about products that are usually useless.

• Self-proclaimed therapeutic procedures are performed before they are scientifically validated.

WAYS TO AVOID BEING VICTIMS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY

• Remember that quackery seldom looks outlandish.

• Ignore any practitioner who says that most diseases are caused by faulty nutrition or can be remedied by taking supplements.

• Be wary of anecdotes and testimonials.

• Be wary of pseudo medical jargon.

• Don’t fall for paranoid accusations.

• Forget about “secret cures.”

• Be wary of herbal remedies.

• Be skeptical of any product claimed to be effective against a wide range of unrelated diseases—particularly diseases that are serious.

• Ignore appeals to your vanity.

• Don’t let desperation cloud your judgment.

-Overconfident