Kick quackery at the ACAHF Conference
 

The Australian Council Against Health Fraud will be holding its 2004
Annual Conference on November 26.

Details of speakers and registration are at
http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

--
Peter Bowditch
Australian Council Against Health Fraud
http://www.acahf.org.au

What is quackery?
Anth

"Peter Bowditch" wrote in message
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The Australian Council Against Health Fraud will be holding its 2004
Annual Conference on November 26.

Details of speakers and registration are at
http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

--
Peter Bowditch
Australian Council Against Health Fraud
http://www.acahf.org.au

He's selling something
http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

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Anth

"Anth" wrote in message
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He's selling something

Peter is one of the speakers. A conference is not selling something.

http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

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Anth

"Peter Bowditch" wrote in message
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The Australian Council Against Health Fraud will be holding its 2004
Annual Conference on November 26.

Details of speakers and registration are at
http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

Sounds like someone is a folk hero.

"Anth" wrote in message
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What is quackery?

just another pharma organisation disguised as independent quackhunters

"The War Against Quackery is a carefully orchestrated, heavily endowed
campaign sponsored by extremists holding positions of power in the orthodox
hierarchy.....The mutimillion-dollar campaign against quackery was never
meant to root out incompetent doctors; it was, and is, designed specifically
to destroy alternative medicine...The millions were raised and spent because
orthodox medicine sees alternative, drugless medicine as a real threat to
its economic power. And right they are...the majority of the drug houses
will not survive."--Dr Atkins, M.D. (The Healing of Cancer by Barry Lynes).
http://www.whale.to/p/quacks.html

Simple solution, tape it divx it and put the divx file up.
I will even mirror the file on my site if you wish. (assuming it isn't too
big)
Anth

"Peter Bowditch" wrote in message
...
The Australian Council Against Health Fraud will be holding its 2004
Annual Conference on November 26.

Details of speakers and registration are at
http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

--
Peter Bowditch
Australian Council Against Health Fraud
http://www.acahf.org.au

"Anth" wrote in message
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What is quackery?
Anth

First class definition here...

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Quackery

Quote:

Definition of Quackery

Quackery is the practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make
money or for ego gratification and power. Those who practice quackery are
called "quacks" and are in the business of selling false hope to gullible
people who may be genuinely suffering. Most would consider such a practice
highly unethical.

It is often difficult to distinguish between practitioners who are knowingly
fraudulent and those who are merely deluded as to their own effectiveness.
In libel cases in US courts against people who accused others of being
guilty of quackery, the courts have ruled that accusing someone of quackery
or calling him/her a quack is not equal to calling him/her a fraud - that in
order to be both a quack and a fraud, the quack has to know that the medical
services provided are unproven and ineffective.

It continues...

despicable attempt at infringement of free speech restored - newsgroups.

He is selling something - the website he posted is selling something.
If this was a herbal site the place would be up in arms!.
Anth

"M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t-September 28, 2004" M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t
wrote in message
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"Anth" wrote in message
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He's selling something

Peter is one of the speakers. A conference is not selling something.

http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

Please use the buttons below to register with a credit card through our
secure online registration site. All prices include GST, and will
increase
by $55.00 on November 1. If your employer or institution requires a tax
invoice before payment please email us with your details and the amount
to
be paid and an invoice will be sent to you. Alternatively, you can
download
a printed registration form here.
ACAHF Members

$220.00ACAHF Members
(Students)
$110.00Join ACAHF and
Register
$341.00Join and Register
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$170.50

Anth

"Anth" wrote in message
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despicable attempt at infringement of free speech restored - newsgroups.

I made no changes to the header, and all newsgroups were left intact.


He is selling something - the website he posted is selling something.
If this was a herbal site the place would be up in arms!.
Anth

It is not a direct sales posting and his involvement is what is relevant.

I sure doubt that many of the posters or lurkers will sign up.

"M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t-September 28, 2004" M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t
wrote in message
t...

"Anth" wrote in message
...
He's selling something

Peter is one of the speakers. A conference is not selling something.

http://www.acahf.org.au/2004conf/

Please use the buttons below to register with a credit card through our
secure online registration site. All prices include GST, and will
increase
by $55.00 on November 1. If your employer or institution requires a tax
invoice before payment please email us with your details and the amount
to
be paid and an invoice will be sent to you. Alternatively, you can
download
a printed registration form here.
ACAHF Members

$220.00ACAHF Members
(Students)
$110.00Join ACAHF and
Register
$341.00Join and Register
(Students)
$170.50

Anth