Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2002.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
National Institute on Aging.
Source (SO):
Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute on Aging Information Center. 2002. 4 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Institute on Aging Information Center. P.O. Box 8057, Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057. (800) 222-2225; INTERNATIONAL: (301) 496-1752; TTY: (800) 222-4225.
PRICE: Free.
Abstract (AB):
This health information page from the National Institute on Aging tells consumers, particularly those over the age of 65, how to spot health scams. It lists several types of unproven remedies that are often marketed toward the elderly, including anti-aging products, arthritis remedies, cancer cures, and memory aids, followed by examples of sales pitches that are used to sell these products. The publication offers resources where consumers can get the facts about health products and protect themselves from health care hoaxes.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Quackery. Health Claims.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Aged.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200307.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03428.
URL (LK):
http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/agepages/healthqy.htm
