Snake Oil: Fake Medicine, Recognizing It, and How to Deal With It
A class assignment and also something I #39;m deeply concerned with: pseudoscience, in this case "Alternative" medicine.
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Carl FinkExcerpt from:
Snake Oil: Fake Medicine, Recognizing It, and How to Deal With It - Video
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