The New Alchemists

By looking at classic and current examples of deception in healthcare, from mainstream medicine to alternative therapies, Dr Bernie Garrett shows us how to identify and see through deceptive and unethical health marketing practices and find the evidence that supports what is claimed

How to identify and see through deceptive and unethical health marketing practices

Health scams come in all shapes and sizesfrom the suppression of side-effects from prescription drugs to the unproven benefits of traditional health practicestaking advantage of the human tendency to assume good intentions in others. So how do we avoid being deceived? Professor of Nursing, Bernie Garrett explores real-world examples of medical malpractice, pseudo and deceptive health science, dietary and celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine and problems with current healthcare regulation, ending with a simple health-scam detection kit. And he looks at how these practices and ineffective regulations affect our lives.

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