title: The health fraud battle. Education is the best defense.
abstract: Despite the regulatory and educational efforts of the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies and organizations, large numbers of American consumers continue to be fooled by unsubstantiated "miracle cure" claims made by manufacturers of fraudulent medical products. Physicians who are familiar with the language of health fraud advertising and product labels may be able to help patients avoid unnecessary expense, false hope, and physical and emotional harm.
authors.affiliation: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gottesman
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D003415:Crime; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005607:Fraud; D006801:Humans; D011781:Quackery