From the Events Calendar – Medical Museum Science Café: Quack Medicine: A History of Combating Health Fraud in 20th Century America

Medical Museum Science Café: Quack Medicine: A History of Combating Health Fraud in 20th Century America:

Silver Spring Civic Building, Fenton Room
Phone: 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD
Start: July 23, 2013 6:00 pm
End: July 23, 2013 7:00 pm
Cost: Free

Join the National Museum of Health and Medicine’s archives assistant and author Eric Boyle, Ph.D., as he exposes the history of allegedly fraudulent therapies, including pain medications, obesity and asthma cures, gastrointestinal remedies, virility treatments, and panaceas for diseases, such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. Alternative medicine and new treatments undoubtedly save lives and ease suffering, but their existence also leaves the public susceptible to false claims and potentially injurious practices. While “quackbusters” crusade to control and shape the medical marketplace, legislators are caught in a persistent battle between preserving individual freedoms and protecting the public from fraud.

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