NCAHF Newsletter articles from July 1989

NCAHF Newsletter archives from July 1989

U.S. Supreme Court upholds children's right to protection. (Christian Science and medicine)
July 1, 1989... U.S. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO PROTECTION The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block the trial of a California Christian Science woman, Laurie Walker, who is charged with child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter because...

Cho Low Tea promoters arrested. (health tea claims)
July 1, 1989... CHO LOW TEA PROMOTERS ARRESTED Law enforcement acted quickly to stop the promotion of Cho Low Tea which claimed to be "as effective as medically prescribed drugs in lowering cholesterol" while telling users to "Go ahead, eat your favorite...

New age clinic deception.
July 1, 1989... NEW AGE CLINIC DECEPTION Housewife and free-lance writer, Carolyn Copeland, tells her story about the dubious health care she received from a well known holistic health clinic (name changed to avoid reprisals) in Arizona over a period of more...

Fat Magnet trial. (fraudulent weight-loss pill)
July 1, 1989... FAT MAGNET TRIAL Susan Schacht details the recent trial of the promoters of the Fat Magnet weight-loss pill in her description of deceptive weight-loss claims and health gimmicks (Transcript Telegram, Holyoke, Massachusetts, June 13, 1989)....

Physician details a consumer protection horror story. (quackery)
July 1, 1989... PHYSICIAN DETAILS A CONSUMER PROTECTION HORROR STORY One of the most frustrating aspects of fighting quackery is the lack of action by bureaucrats. We at NCAHF deliberately understate the problem of quackery simply because to tell it just like...

Love, Medicine and Miracles.
July 1, 1989... LOVE, MEDICINE AND MIRACLES Siegel's title, Love, Medicine and Miracles, is as hard to criticize as motherhood, the flag and baseball, but it is a sad and disappointing book containing a lot of bitterness, dubious medicine, and few--if...

Chiropractors rated better than family physicians by back pain patients.
July 1, 1989... CHIROPRACTORS RATED BETTER THAN FAMILY PHYSICIANS BY BACK PAIN PATIENTS Cherkin and MacCornack compared the satisfaction with providers among enrollees in a Washington state HMO who experienced treatment for low back pain from either family...

What constitutes quackery?
July 1, 1989... WHAT CONSTITUTES QUACKERY? Accurately defining quackery is fundamental to NCAHF for we cannot effectively deal with a phenomenon we have not properly defined. Precisely what constitutes quackery is a matter of considerable confusion. Some...