The New Alchemists: The Rise of Deceptive Healthcare

By Bernie Garrett

Book Overview

How to identify and see through deceptive and unethical health marketing practices

Health scams come in all shapes and sizes--from the suppression of side-effects from prescription drugs to the unproven benefits of 'traditional' health practices--taking advantage of the human tendency to assume good intentions in others. So how do we avoid being deceived? Professor of Nursing, Bernie Garrett explores real-world examples of medical malpractice, pseudo and deceptive health science, dietary and celebrity health fads, deception in alternative medicine and problems with current healthcare regulation, ending with a simple health-scam detection kit. And he looks at how these practices and ineffective regulations affect our lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781611882
• ISBN13: 9781781611883
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Hammersmith Books Limited
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"