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How To Recognize Quacks and Frauds

• The practitioner states that he/she is a medical professional but has a name that is followed by titles, degrees, or credentials which are unknown or unidentifiable.
• The practitioner claims that most or all Americans are poorly nourished.
• Claims are made that medical treatments are dangerous.
• Supplements are recommended for everyone.
• Disclaimers are couched in pseudo-medical jargon.
• Product is marketed with testimonials and anecdotes. Empirical (scientific) data is missing, dated, or concluded in a clinic or setting with no known reputation.
• The practitioner claims that he/she, the product, or both are being suppressed by the government.
• The product is marketed with terms such as, "ancient", "newly emerging research", "mystical", or "secret."
• The product is marketed to treat most every illness and condition under the sun.
• Product is "experimental", yet you will be charged to purchase or use it.

You can report aids health fraud by calling the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline at 1-800-FLA-AIDS or by sending us a message.
  
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