
Modern Snake Oil
Medical Scams and Why We Fall for Them
Ann Anderson(Author)
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 21. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
127 pages
978-1-4766-6899-4 (ISBN)
Description
Step right up, folks. This miracle in a bottle will cure everything from dandruff to cancer."" In the nineteenth century you might have heard this pitch on a street corner from characters we called snake oil salesmen. Today quack remedies are sold by celebrities on electronic media. Suzanne Somers, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kim Kardashian, and a host of other "bold face names" promote questionable products and health advice via TV appearances, apps, and web sites. The modern market for useless health products-snake oil-thrives in a swamp of advertising hype and pseudoscience. We swallow what marketers sell even when the claims are preposterous. Who actually knows what works? What's the difference between science-based medicine and everything else? Which health news is "fake" and who should you trust? The answers are in these pages.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Illustrations
60 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-6899-4 (9781476668994)
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Ann Anderson is a freelance writer, teacher, actor and director. Her articles and essays have appeared in Stage Directions, Prevention and Health, among many other publications. She lives in Portland, Oregon.