Medical quacks prey on pain and illness across America
A Bernard Gavzer feature examines the quack problem in the United States. It describes how a billion dollars yearly flows to unproven cures, outlines the AMA and American Cancer Society checks, and notes vulnerable groups from arthritis to cancer patients and even teenagers with acne.
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American Cancer Society
Medical Trust
AMA
The
Food and Drug
Arthritis and
ACS
War on quackery pits AMA FDA and Post Office roles
Doctors, government agencies, and the AMA debate how to fight quack cures. Agencies share limited powers while opposing socialized medicine, with the FDA and Post Office coordinating against misleading ads and mail fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
AMA
Bureau of Investigation
Oliver Field
Wallace Janssen
FDA
Rio moves to clear favelas by relocating residents to new towns
In Rio de Janeiro the Esqueleto favela is being demolished as Gov. Lacerda drives a cleanup. Residents like Maria Alves are moved to Villa Kennedy and Villa Alianza, financed by the Alliance for Progress, with brick homes under 15 year credit and improved services, while concerns over jobs and education persist.
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Hamlet C. Pulley
California Department of Public Health
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Maria Alves
Rio
Favelas
Carlos Lacerda
Alliance For Progress
Villa Kennedy
Villa Alianza
Jose Soares
Favela
Lacerda
Vila Kennedy
Vila Alianza
Tree fall fatally strikes Scioto County man
PORTSMOUTH Ohio AP a Scioto County man was killed Friday when part of a tree he was cutting down fell and struck him on the head Lawrence Hildebrand 39 of Rt 1 South Webster was working at the base when an eight inch thick chunk of rotten wood fell about 25 feet and struck him
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto County
Lawrence Hildebrand
Rt. 1
South Webster
Water Restored In Pierpont After Two Week Drought
Pierpont residents regain water as a pipe laid to a flooded mine delivers cool clear supply. State Health Department will test for purity. wells had run dry two weeks earlier. The system tunnels under tracks and a highway before feeding the town. homes will soon connect to the main line.
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Pierpont
W.va
State Health Department
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Frank Hammond Krusen
Temple University
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Mayo Clinic
DE Janeiro
Esqueleto
Belvedere
Seagle
Butler County
Penney
Polis
Penney’s
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