Bad Science Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

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ISBN: 9780865479180 | 0865479186
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/12/2010

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Taking aim at quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, Goldacre takes on America and its bad science, in this revised version of his runaway UK bestseller.

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Preface	p. ix
Matter	p. 3
Brain Gym	p. 15
The Progenium XY Complex	p. 23
Homeopathy	p. 30
The Placebo Effect	p. 65
The Nonsense du Jour	p. 87
Nutritionists	p. 112
The Doctor Will Sue You Now	p. 131
Is Mainstream Medicine Evil?	p. 147
Why Clever People Believe Stupid Things	p. 172
Bad Stats	p. 186
The Media's MMR Hoax	p. 208
And Another Thing	p. 253
Notes	p. 259
Further Reading and Acknowledgments	p. 271
Index	p. 275
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Bad Science Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

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