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Quack!: Tales of Medical Fraud from the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

Quack!: Tales of Medical Fraud from the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

McCoy, Bob
McCoy, Robert

Paperback

Health General

Publisher Price: $27.95

ISBN10: 1891661108
ISBN13: 9781891661105
Publisher: Santa Monica Press
Published: Jan 1 2000
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.65 Width: 8.41 Depth: 10.88
Language: English
In Quack! Tales of Medical Fraud from the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, curator Bob McCoy shares his collection of the hilarious, horrifying, and preposterous medical devices that have been foisted upon the public in their quest for good health. From the Prostate Gland Warmer to the Recto Rotor, from the Nose Straightener to the Wonder Electric Generator, these implements reveal the desperate measures taken by the public in their search for magic cures. With period advertisements, promotional literature, and gadget instructions, this book offers a wealth of past--and present--medical fraud. For instance, you'll learn about:

Albert Abrams, the King of Quackery, who believed that all that was needed from a patient for diagnosis was a drop of blood, a single hair, or even a handwriting sample as these would give off the unique vibrations of that individual. His theories were so popular that none other than Upton Sinclair promoted them in an article for Pearson's magazine.

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