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The most comprehensive consumer health text available,
Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions offers a panoramic view of the health marketplace. You'll learn how to sharpen your critical consumer skills so you can distinguish valid health claims from those that are fraudulent or misleading. By offering science-based facts and guidelines,
Consumer Health provides the tools you need to make smart decisions about health-care products and services for yourself and your family.
List of contents
01 Consumer Health Issues02 Separating Fact from Fiction03 Frauds and Quackery04 Advertising and Other Promotional Activities
05 Science-Based Health Care06 Mental and Behavioral Help07 Dental Care08 The "CAM" Movement09 A Close Look at Chiropractic
10 Basic Nutrition Concepts11 Nutrition Fads, Fallacies, and Scams12 Weight Control13 Fitness Concepts, Products, and Services
17 Drug Products18 Skin care and Image Enhancement19 Sexual and Reproductive Health20 Health Devices21 Coping with Death22 Health-Care Facilities
23 Health Insurance24 Health-Care Financing25 Consumer Laws, Agencies, and Strategies
About the author
Stephen Barrett, M.D., has been investigating and writing about consumer health issues for more than 40 years. His Quackwatch website serves as a clearinghouse for information on health frauds and quackery. He serves as Vice President of the Institute for Science and Medicine, is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, edits
Consumer Health Digest, and is a peer-review panelist for several top medical journals.
