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Promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices
Quackery, often synonymous with health fraud, is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender
Quackery
Quackery that improperly promotes radioactivity as a therapy for illnesses
Radioactive quackery is quackery that improperly promotes radioactivity as a therapy for illnesses. Unlike radiotherapy, which is the scientifically sound
Radioactive_quackery
Person engaging in deceptive practices
charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or
Charlatan
Unscientific healthcare practices
fringe medicine, and unconventional medicine, with little distinction from quackery. Some alternative practices are based on theories that contradict the established
Alternative_medicine
American patent medicine, created 1845
American Medical Association issued a publication titled "Nostrums And Quackery" in which, in a section called "Baby Killers", it incriminated Mrs. Winslow's
Mrs._Winslow's_Soothing_Syrup
Pseudoscience claiming to build on quantum mechanics
Quantum mysticism, sometimes referred to pejoratively as quantum quackery or quantum woo, is a set of metaphysical beliefs and associated practices that
Quantum_mysticism
King of the United Kingdom since 2022
Ernst denounced as "financially exploiting the vulnerable" and "outright quackery". Charles personally wrote at least seven letters to the Medicines and
Charles_III
Type of hormone therapy
Growth hormone therapy refers to the use of growth hormone (GH) as a prescription medication—it is one form of hormone therapy. Growth hormone is a peptide
Growth_hormone_therapy
Euphemism for false advertising
Pseudohistory Pseudomathematics Junk science Paranormal Pathological science Quackery Snake oil Superseded scientific theory True-believer syndrome Voodoo Science
Snake_oil
Traditional medicine system originating in southern India
Association regards Siddha medicine degrees as "fake" and Siddha therapies as quackery, posing a danger to national health due to absence of training in science-based
Siddha_medicine
Pseudoscientific alternative medicine
electricity and magnetism were in the "borderlands" of science, and electrical quackery became rife. These concepts continue to inspire writers in the New Age
Energy_medicine
American psychiatrist (born 1933)
Commissioner's Special Citation Award for Public Service in fighting nutrition quackery. He was included in the list of outstanding skeptics of the 20th century
Stephen_Barrett
Form of alternative medicine
question by medical professionals and its practice has been characterized as quackery. Naturopathic practitioners commonly encourage alternative treatments that
Naturopathy
American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)
Kveller. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Hughes, Kathryn (May 17, 2023). ""Absurd Quackery": The Canadian Women's Health Movement, Vaccine Attitudes, and Healthsharing"
Mayim_Bialik
Early 20th century radioactive quackery
radium craze of the early 20th century was an early form of radioactive quackery that resulted in widespread marketing of radium-infused products as being
Radium_fad
Pseudoscientific needling treatment
are not based on scientific knowledge, and it has been characterized as quackery. There is a range of acupuncture technological variants that originated
Acupuncture
Dutch organization
Against Quackery or Society Against Quackery) is a Dutch organisation that investigates the claims of alternative medicine and opposes quackery. The organisation
Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij
Vereniging_tegen_de_Kwakzalverij
American alternative medicine watchdog website
questionable claims, answering inquiries about products and services, advising quackery victims, distributing reliable publications, debunking pseudoscientific
Quackwatch
English physician
Oliver Goldsmith. James' fever powder has been cited as an example of quackery. Dissertation on Endemical Diseases [by Friedrich Hoffmann] and Treatise
Robert_James_(physician)
Cyanogenic glycoside present in seeds of fruit
has been described in the medical literature as a canonical example of quackery and as "the slickest, most sophisticated, and certainly the most remunerative
Amygdalin
American alternative health advocate
culture. Medical experts criticized Bragg as a food faddist and promoter of quackery. Bragg claimed to have been born in 1881 in either Fairfax County, Virginia
Paul_Bragg
English general practitioner and medical writer
work Trimmer authored was The Natural History of Quackery which documented the history of quackery. He authored the book under the pseudonym Eric Jameson
Eric_J._Trimmer
Pseudoscience whereby suction is applied to the skin
health benefits of cupping, and critics have characterized the practice as quackery. Cupping practitioners attempt to use cupping therapy for a wide array
Cupping_therapy
American physician (1822–1922)
institute sold a dubious "epilepsy cure", which medical experts considered quackery. His epilepsy remedy was examined by the American Medical Association's
James_Martin_Peebles
Form of alternative medicine
Gorski have characterized anthroposophic medicine as pseudoscientific quackery, with no basis in reason or logic. Co-founders of anthroposophic medicine
Anthroposophic_medicine
Form of alternative medicine
benefits, is recognized as pseudoscience and is generally characterized as quackery. It is based on Rolf's ideas about how the human body's "energy field"
Rolfing
Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan
under a pro-active Anti-Quackery Strategy, the PHC is running an organized, strategic and consolidated campaign against quackery. This involves mobilizing
Punjab_Healthcare_Commission
Anti-vaccination myth
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
Turbo_cancer
Iranian naturopath (1931–2004)
most disease, a view not supported by clinical evidence and considered quackery by medical experts. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj was born in Iran in 1931. He
Fereydoon_Batmanghelidj
Pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine
it being characterized within the scientific and medical communities as quackery and fraud. Homeopathy achieved its greatest popularity in the 19th century
Homeopathy
First recognised female doctor in Sweden
against her, and she was duly investigated by the medical authorities for quackery. Upon examination, however, Lovisa Åhrberg was deemed to have sufficient
Lovisa_Åhrberg
British-born American medical doctor, researcher, and writer (1872–1951)
proprietary and medicinal abuses." His three volume series on 'Nostrums and Quackery', along with his public lectures to schools, professional groups, and civic
Arthur_J._Cramp
subluxation. Chiropractic researchers have documented that fraud, abuse and quackery are more prevalent in chiropractic than in other health care professions
Chiropractic controversy and criticism
Chiropractic_controversy_and_criticism
Musical artist
Cairns contributed guitar to recordings of an original song "Purveyor of Quackery" and a cover of "Another Girl Another Planet" by The Only Ones. The group
Andy_Cairns
Unproven alternative medicine
illnesses, including cancer, a practice which has been characterized as "pure quackery". The therapy can cause serious adverse effects, including death. Ozone
Ozone_therapy
Pseudoscientific alternative medicine technique
result. CST is a pseudoscience and its practice has been characterized as quackery. It is based on fundamental misconceptions about the anatomy and physiology
Craniosacral_therapy
American physician (1931–1989)
macrobiotics as a cancer cure. His views were criticized by medical experts as quackery. Sattilaro was the chief executive officer of Methodist Hospital in South
Anthony_Sattilaro
Chemical element with atomic number 88 (Ra)
radioactive source for radioluminescent devices and also in radioactive quackery for its supposed curative power. In nearly all of its applications, radium
Radium
The history of radiation therapy or radiotherapy can be traced back to experiments made soon after the discovery of X-rays (1895), when it was shown that
History_of_radiation_therapy
Topics referred to by the same term
Empiric can refer to: Asclepiades of Bithynia A person who practices quackery Empiric school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome Empiric therapy,
Empiric
Magical type of liquified medicine or drug
ranging from heartbreak to the plague. These were eventually dismissed as quackery. Prostitutes, courtesans, enchanters and midwives were also known to distribute
Potion
Questioning of claims lacking empirical evidence
the Dutch Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij (1881) also targeted medical quackery. Using as a template the Belgian organization founded in 1949, Comité Para
Scientific_skepticism
Radioactive toothpaste produced in Germany
containing thorium, a radioactive metal, and is an example of radioactive quackery. The toothpaste was slightly radioactive because it contained small amounts
Doramad Radioactive Toothpaste
Doramad_Radioactive_Toothpaste
and fame, but was also subjected to lawsuits from the authorities for quackery. She is one of the most well-known figures in the history of Bavaria. Hedi
Amalie_Hohenester
Pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine and New Age beliefs
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
Access_Consciousness
Liquid, orally administered, supplemental form of iodine
to tincture of iodine. The promotion of "Nascent Iodine" is a form of quackery. In 1929 the FDA Bureau of Chemistry stated on Atomidine advertised health
Nascent iodine (dietary supplement)
Nascent_iodine_(dietary_supplement)
American politician (born 1954)
Pseudohistory Pseudomathematics Junk science Paranormal Pathological science Quackery Snake oil Superseded scientific theory True-believer syndrome Voodoo Science
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
Alternative medicine method also known as color therapy
treated by exposure to certain colors. Its practice is considered to be quackery. Chromotherapists claim to be able to use light in the form of color to
Chromotherapy
Pseudoscientific concept by Wilhelm Reich
psychoanalytical community of the time saw his approach to healing diseases as quackery of the worst sort. In 1954, the US Food and Drug Administration obtained
Orgone
U.S. medical doctor and pharmaceutical entrepreneur
Medical Society as a fraudulent cancer cure and is considered an example of quackery. In the 1920s, Koch falsely advertised his cancer cure product as being
William_Frederick_Koch
Therapy, now rarely used in medicine
PMC 1296268. PMID 9204029. Carter (2005) p. 6 Lydia Kang MD & Nate Pederson, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything "Bleed Yourself to
Bloodletting
Founding director of the New England Centenarian Study
biodemography and genetics of exceptional human longevity and anti-aging quackery. Generally, the study has found that centenarians and their children (in
Tom_Perls
Radioactive quack device
spout), vanadium, and uranium that pose a health risk. Radithor Radioactive quackery Ross Mullner. Deadly glow: the radium dial worker tragedy. American Public
Radium_ore_Revigator
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness
scientific medicine with ethical, safety and efficacy concerns are termed quackery or being based on fringe science. Medicine (UK: /ˈmɛdsɪn/ , US: /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
Medicine
Medicine sold regardless of effectiveness
American Medical Association (1912). Nostrums and Quackery: Articles On The Nostrum Evil and Quackery Reprinted, With Additions and Modifications From
Patent_medicine
Canadian naturopath
The Wolfe Clinic in Toronto, and is most notable for being accused of quackery by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Wolfe's own website describes
Darrell_Wolfe
American hematologist (1927–2002)
Berets). Herbert was critical of alternative medicine claims and nutrition quackery. He was the author of Vitamins and `Health' Foods: The Great American Hustle
Victor_Herbert_(hematologist)
American holistic health practitioner (1909–1994)
received accreditation as a non-profit, many of her claims were denounced as quackery, and her qualifications were never confirmed to be genuine. Wigmore was
Ann_Wigmore
Supposed universal remedy
especially in medicine. The word has acquired connotations of snake oil and quackery. A panacea (or panaceum) is also a literary term to represent any solution
Panacea_(medicine)
Attributing events to improbable causes
Pseudohistory Pseudomathematics Junk science Paranormal Pathological science Quackery Snake oil Superseded scientific theory True-believer syndrome Voodoo Science
Conspiracy_theory
Dutch physician (born 1946)
activist against quackery. From 1988 to 2011, he was president of the Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij (VtdK: Dutch Society Against Quackery), which has been
Cees_Renckens
American physician and skeptical writer (1791–1864)
Massachusetts until his retirement in 1859. King is most notable for his book Quackery Unmasked (1858) which heavily criticized homeopathy and other alternative
Dan_King_(skeptic)
Pseudoscientific alternative medicine emphasizing muscle and bone manipulation
no therapeutic value and have been labeled by them as pseudoscience and quackery. The techniques are based on an ideology created by Andrew Taylor Still
Osteopathy
American talk radio host and author who advocates for alternative medicine
Stephen; Jarvis, William T. (1993) The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America, Prometheus Books. ISBN 9780879758554. pp 378-379. Novella,
Gary_Null
American physician (1889–1976)
and campaigning for regulation of medical devices. His book Fads and Quackery in Healing debunks homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, Christian Science
Morris_Fishbein
American non-profit parapsychological research institute
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
Institute_of_Noetic_Sciences
American naturopath
natural hygiene ideas from the 1830s. His ideas have been described as quackery by critics. Shelton was born on October 6, 1895, in Wylie, Texas, to Thomas
Herbert_M._Shelton
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
"Controversies in Science and Fringe Science: From Animals and SETI to Quackery and SHC". The Skeptical Inquirer. 12 (1): 12–13. Karr, Barry (1994). "Five
Carl_Sagan
State of increased suggestibility
false memories. Medical hypnosis is often considered pseudoscience or quackery. The words hypnosis and hypnotism both derive from the term neuro-hypnotism
Hypnosis
Unconventional units of measurement intended as humor
health claims. The scale is from 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no quackery' and 10 being 'complete quackery'.[verification needed] Physicist Paul Dirac was known
List of humorous units of measurement
List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement
Former American consumer advocate organization
voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems." According to archived website, the NCAHF evolved
National Council Against Health Fraud
National_Council_Against_Health_Fraud
2010 film by P. A. Straubinger
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
In the Beginning There Was Light
In_the_Beginning_There_Was_Light
Form of alternative medicine
drug therapies. It has been described as a form of food faddism and as quackery. There are specific narrow applications where mainstream research has supported
Orthomolecular_medicine
American psychiatrist and alternative medicine practitioner
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
Kelly_Brogan
Indian government ministry for alternative medicine systems
system instead. Naturopathy is considered to be a form of pseudoscientific quackery, ineffective and possibly harmful, with numerous ethical concerns about
Ministry_of_Ayush
Annual four-day workshop devoted to scientific skepticism
Herb Masters and Jeanine DeNoma August 10–13, 2006 The Healthy Skeptic Quackery, Bogus therapies, Self-help, Personal testimony, alternative medicine Ray
Skeptic's_Toolbox
on how to find qualified professionals and protecting the public from quackery and unlawful practices. The governing board of directors appointed by the
Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria
Optometrists_and_Dispensing_Opticians_Registration_Board_of_Nigeria
Form of alternative medicine
Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, "most physicians dismiss radionics as quackery". Internally, a radionic device is very simple and may not even form a
Radionics
French cosmetics brand (1932–1968)
discovered by Pierre and Marie Skłodowska-Curie, in a fad of radioactive quackery. In the early 1910s, French pharmacist Alexandre Jaboin postulated the
Tho-Radia
American holistic medicine practitioner (1920–2024)
Complementary medicine Glossary of alternative medicine Pseudoscience Skeptical movement Contrary viewpoints Evidence-based medicine Anti-quackery organizations
Gladys_McGarey
Alternative medicine university
programs teach and research topics that are considered pseudoscience, quackery, and fake by the scientific and medical communities. Quackwatch, a group
Bastyr_University
Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America. Prometheus Books. p. 108. ISBN 0-87975-855-4 Cramp, Arthur J. (1936). Nostrums and Quackery and Pseudo-Medicine
List_of_food_faddists
Exercise therapy
similarities to faith healing, is like "glorified yoga", and that it "borders on quackery". Quackwatch places the Feldenkrais Method on its list of "Unnaturalistic
Feldenkrais_method
Australian public health doctor
Evidence-Based Healthcare in Bond University. Described by The Age as an "anti-quackery crusader", Harvey is an advocate of evidence-based medicine and a critic
Ken_Harvey_(professor)
Canadian business executive
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
David_Stephan
Topics referred to by the same term
shark Shark fin soup, a soup made with shark fins Shark fin medicinals as quackery Shark Fin, a peak in Antarctica Shark Fin Glacier, a glacier near the Antarctic
Shark_fin
Pseudoscientific term in alternative medicine
"colon cleansing" disproven, the idea fell into disrepute as a form of quackery, with a 2005 medical review stating that "there is no evidence to support
Mucoid_plaque
Offer to pay anyone who could demonstrate a paranormal ability
Pseudohistory Pseudomathematics Junk science Paranormal Pathological science Quackery Snake oil Superseded scientific theory True-believer syndrome Voodoo Science
One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge
Pseudo-medicine product; elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
Elastic_therapeutic_tape
Freezing of a corpse with the intent of future revival
viewed as a pseudoscience, and its practice has been characterized as quackery. Cryonics procedures can begin only after the "patients" are clinically
Cryonics
American actor (1930–1980)
5.1121. PMID 219680. Lerner, I.J. (February 1984). "The Whys of Cancer Quackery". Cancer. 53 (3 Suppl): 815–9. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19840201)53:3+<81
Steve_McQueen
American social historian (1915–2006)
historian most well known as an expert on the history of medical frauds and quackery. Young was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Ph.D. in history
James_Harvey_Young
Topics referred to by the same term
free dictionary. A swindler is generally a charlatan, a person practicing quackery, fraud, or similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, property
Swindler_(disambiguation)
Alternative medical treatment
September 21, 1960 as a "worthless and discredited" remedy and a form of quackery. Currently, the Hoxsey Method is primarily marketed by the Bio-Medical
Hoxsey_Therapy
Belief that symptoms are caused by an unproven infection
Alternative medicine History Terminology Alternative veterinary medicine Quackery (health fraud) Rise of modern medicine Pseudoscience Antiscience Skepticism
Chronic_Lyme_disease
Traditional East Asian medicine practice involving skin scraping
"'Eliminating cancer' with Traditional Chinese Medicine and other state-sanctioned quackery". Science-Based Medicine. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gua sha
Gua_sha
Canadian naturopath and author (1928–2009)
author, and practitioner of alternative medicine. Clark was notorious for quackery, claiming all human disease was related to parasitic infection, and also
Hulda_Regehr_Clark
Extract of fatty tissue of crocodiles
Pseudohistory Pseudomathematics Junk science Paranormal Pathological science Quackery Snake oil Superseded scientific theory True-believer syndrome Voodoo Science
Crocodile_oil
American inventor (1819–1883)
better wives and mothers. Medical experts dismissed Pinkham's claims as quackery. In 1922, it was described as a "valueless preparation kept on the market
Lydia_Pinkham
Medical fraud
been described as fraud, fakery, deceitful, irrational, charlatanry, and quackery. Even supporters have been forced to admit that sleight-of-hand tricks
Psychic_surgery
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