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Fraudulent

and
Quackery
QUACKERY is a form of health fraud,
is any advertisement, promotion or sale
of product and services that have not
been scientifically proven safe and
effective.
Dishonest practices and claims to have
special knowledge and skills in some
field, typically in medicine
Three Forms of Quackery:

Medical Quackery- it includes


cures, treatments and remedies of
various health conditions that are
drugless or bloodless in nature.
Three Forms of Quackery:

Nutrition Quackery- it includes


promotion of food fads and other
nutritional practices that claim to
be all-natural. These are believed to
have beneficial properties of
multiple plants in one product.
Three Forms of Quackery:

Device Quackery-make use of


miraculous gadgets such as dials,
magnets, blinkers etc. It believed to
cure certain health condition.

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