Anti-Quackery Resources
When people talk about “quackery,” they are referring to either fraudulent or unproven medical practices. It comes from the word quack-salver, a Dutch word meaning “boaster who applies a salve.” In most cases, it’s used in reference to some kind of medical trickery or fraud. It’s also associated with doctors who are pushing unproven methods of treatment, medical companies who hide or play down side-effects of medicines, and anyone who claims to have a “miracle cure” with no solid medical evidence to back it up. These people take advantage of innocent and desperate consumers.
1. Anti-Quackery Web Rings
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Anti-Quackery Ring: A list of anti-quackery sites.
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Webrings: A compilation of anti-quackery web rings.
2. Special Mention Sites
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Healthwatcher: A medical watchdog group that tries to stop quackery.
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American Council on Science and Health: An organization that investigates medical claims.
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Health Quackery: Discusses quackery, what it involves, etc.
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Types of Quackery: Describes quackery and what it entails.
3. Quackbuster Resources
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Quackwatch: Has information and links about web rings.
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Water Cluster Quackery: Discusses the practice of selling structure-altered waters.
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Psoriasis Quackery Index: Discusses how to tell if a doctor is engaging in quackery.
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Anti-Quackery Links: A page of links to other anti-quackery organizations.
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Quackery Links: A list of links to pages dedicated to busting quackery.
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Who are Quackbusters: Discusses the role and function of quackbusters.
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Quackbusters: An article discussing quackbusters.
4. Anti-Quackery Links
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Anti-Quackery Activities: Discusses India’s anti-quackery efforts.
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Vet Task Force: Aims to keep watch over veterinary medicine practices.
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Healthwatch: Keeps track of medical practices that actually work.
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Medical Quackery: Talks about words to look for when being spoken to about medicine.
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News and Articles: Compiles anti-quackery news and articles.
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Quack Medicine: A list of links to other anti-quackery sites.
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Medical Quackery Terms: Discusses medical quackery.
5. Individual Pages & Articles
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Chapter 18: Anti-Quackery, Inc.: Article about quackery in the medical industry.
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Definition: Defines quackery and explains what it is.
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Fraud & Quackery: Resource page with links to multiple websites.
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Medical Quackery Information: Brief page about medical quackery with links.
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Quackery without Scruples: A personal account of experience with quackery.
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Alternative Medicine in the Church: Discusses how quackery is affecting legitimate alternative medicine and the church.
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Worst of 2008: Some examples to 2008’s worst quackery cases.
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Anti-Quackery Efforts in the United States: Discusses what’s being done about quackery in the US.
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A New Anti-Quackery Tool?: Discusses the possibility of emerging anti-quackery tools.
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Homeopathy: Discusses quackery and homeopathy.
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Quackwatch: Site that discusses the founder of Quackwatch and what he watches for.
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Dr. Scott's Quack Electric Devices: Article discussing a case of quackery.
6. Other Good Links
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The National Council against Health Fraud: An agency that works to prevent health care fraud.
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Therapeutic Touch: Discusses whether therapeutic touch is real or quackery.
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Chirobase: Compiles accurate information about chiropractic medicine to help curb quackery.
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Casewatch: Site that keeps track of quackery-related legal matters.
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Quackery and Vaccines: Discusses how quackery affects the administering of vaccines to children.
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National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Devoted to providing true information about alternative medicine.
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Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud: Tips on avoiding scams.
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Health-related Fads, Fallacies, Frauds, Myths, and Quackery: A list of links to sites discussing scams and quackery practices.