Science Meets Alternative Medicine

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Science Meets Alternative Medicine

Science Meets Alternative Medicine written by Wallace Sampson and has been published by Prometheus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06 with Health & Fitness categories.

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The Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine

The Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Alternative medicine categories.

Quacks And Crusaders

Quacks And Crusaders written by Eric S. Juhnke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

One promoted goat gland transplants as a remedy for lost virility or infertility. Another blamed aluminum cooking utensils for causing cancer. The third was targeted by the Food and Drug Administration as "public enemy number one" for his worthless cures. John Brinkley, Norman Baker, and Harry Hoxsey were the ultimate snake oil salesmen of the twentieth century. With backgrounds in lowbrow performance—carnivals, vaudeville, night clubs—each of these charismatic con men used the emerging power of radio to hawk alternative cures in the Midwest beginning in the roaring twenties, through the Depression era, and into the 1950s. All scorned the medical establishment for avarice while amassing considerable fortunes of their own; and although the American Medical Association castigated them for preying on the ignorant, this book shows that the case against them wasn't all that simple. Quacks and Crusaders is an entertaining and revealing look at the connections between fraudulent medicine and populist rhetoric in middle America. Eric Juhnke examines the careers of these three personalities to paint a vision of medicine that championed average Americans, denounced elitism, and affirmed rustic values. All appealed to the common man, winning audiences and patrons in rural America by casting their pitches in everyday language, and their messages proved more potent than their medicines in treating the fears, insecurities, and failing health of their numerous supporters. Juhnke first examines the career of each man, revealing their geniuses as businessmen and propagandists-with such success that Brinkley and Baker ran for governor of their states and Hoxsey had thousands of supporters protest his "persecution" by the FDA. Juhnke then investigates the identity, motives, and willingness to believe of their many patients and followers. He shows how all three men used populist rhetoric—evangelical, anti-Communist, anti-intellectual—to attract their clients, and then how their particular brand of populism sometimes mutated to anti-Semitism and other sentiments of the radical right. By treating the incurable, Brinkley, Baker, and Hoxsey took on the mantles of common folk crusaders. Brinkley was idolized for his goat gland cures until his death, and Hoxsey's former head nurse continued his work from Tijuana until her death in 1999. In considering who visits quacks and why, Juhnke has shed new light not only on the ongoing battle between alternative and organized medicine, but also on the persistence of quackery—and gullibility—in American culture.

Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine

Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine written by Roger Cooter and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-11-24 with Medical categories.

Papers from seminars sponsored by the Society for the Social History of Medicine and held in 1981 and 1984.

Boston Journal Of Chemistry And Popular Science Review

Boston Journal Of Chemistry And Popular Science Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Chemistry categories.

American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine

American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Critical care medicine categories.

The Skeptical Inquirer

The Skeptical Inquirer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Interplanetary voyages categories.

The Popular Science News And Boston Journal Of Chemistry

The Popular Science News And Boston Journal Of Chemistry written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Chemistry categories.

The Evolution Of Physiological And Chemical Science In A Natural System Of Medicine Vs The Theories And Fallacies Of Popular Medicine

The Evolution Of Physiological And Chemical Science In A Natural System Of Medicine Vs The Theories And Fallacies Of Popular Medicine written by John D. Stillman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Alternative medicine categories.

Science

Science written by John Michels (Journalist) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Science categories.

A weekly record of scientific progress.