Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Denying AIDS Denying AIDS Seth C. Kalichman Traces the origins of AIDS dissidents' disclaimers during the earliest days of the epidemic and delves into the psychology and politics of the current denial movement in its various incarnations. Fo… OL15408575W
From Quackery to Credibility. Unconventional Healthcare in the Era of HighTech Medicine. From Quackery to Credibility. Unconventional Healthcare in the Era of HighTech Medicine. Gilbert Mertens Is it not a paradox that people are losing faith in modern medicine and pharmacology, turning instead to alternative or complementary healthcare, herbal remedies and functional foods, at a time when … OL15490948W
The cure for everything The cure for everything Timothy A. Caulfield "With the goal of getting to the truth about our health, this book looks at both what the best available scientific evidences tells us about the role of fitness, diet, genetics and health remedies an… OL16240253W
Charlatan Charlatan Pope Brock In 1917, after years of selling worthless patent remedies throughout the Southeast, John R. Brinkley--America's most brazen young con man--arrived in the tiny town of Milford, Kansas. He set up a med… OL1969536W
Quack medicine Quack medicine Eric W. Boyle This book "reveals how efforts to establish an exact border between quackery and legitimate therapeutic practices and medications have largely failed, and details the reasons for this failure. Diggin… OL19969698W
A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson Samuel Thomson 180 p. 21 cm OL6611384W