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Health Fraud

Health fraud scams involve selling medicines, supplements, devices, foods, or cosmetics that have not been proven effective. At best, these scams don't work. At worst, they're dangerous. They also waste money and might keep you from getting the treatment you really need.

Some of the possible dangers of scam products are that they could:

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  1. Health Fraud (National Library of Medicine)  
    Health fraud scams involve selling medicines, supplements, devices, foods, or cosmetics that have not been proven effective. At best, ... taking Cause serious, even life-threatening, injuries Health fraud scams can be found everywhere, promising help for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthfraud.html - Health Topics
  2. How to Spot Health Fraud (Food and Drug Administration)  
    Evaluating Health Information/Related Issues ... Evaluating Health Information ... Health Fraud/Start Here ... Health Fraud ... Food and Drug Administration
    https://www.fda.gov/.../how-spot-health-fraud - External Health Links
  3. 6 Tip-offs to Rip-offs: Don't Fall for Health Fraud Scams (Food and Drug Administration)  
    A health product is fraudulent if it is deceptively promoted as being effective against a disease or health condition, but not scientifically proven safe ...
    https://www.fda.gov/...ip-offs-rip-offs-dont-fall-health-fraud-scams - External Health Links
  4. Protecting yourself from cancer scams 
    If you or a loved one has cancer, you want to do everything possible to fight the disease. Unfortunately, there are people or companies ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000847.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Department of Homeland Security (Department of Homeland Security)  
    ... Made for $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme Learn More About the Arrests Hurricane Season ... Arrested for $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme June 11, 2024 | Press Releases DHS Adds ...
    https://www.dhs.gov - Other Resources
  6. Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines, and Treatments (Food and Drug Administration)  
    COVID-19 Vaccines/Related Issues ... COVID-19 Vaccines ... COVID-19 Testing/Related Issues ... COVID-19 Testing ... COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)/Related Issues ... COVID- ...
    https://www.fda.gov/...ent-coronavirus-tests-vaccines-and-treatments - External Health Links
  7. Products Claiming to "Cure" Cancer Are a Cruel Deception (Food and Drug Administration)  
    Health Fraud/Specifics ... Health Fraud
    https://www.fda.gov/...ucts-claiming-cure-cancer-are-cruel-deception - External Health Links
  8. Finding and Evaluating Online Resources From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)  
    Guidance for evaluating websites, social media sites, and health apps, especially those related to complementary and integrative health. Also, tips on ...
    https://www.nccih.nih.gov/...finding-and-evaluating-online-resources - External Health Links
  9. Common Health Scams Video (Federal Trade Commission)  
    ... CFG: Translation Menu Español CFG: Secondary Menu Report Fraud Read Consumer Alerts Get Consumer Alerts Visit ftc. ... CFG: Translation Menu Español CFG: Secondary Menu Report Fraud Read Consumer Alerts Get Consumer Alerts Visit ftc. ...
    https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/common-health-scams - Videos
  10. Cancer and Complementary Health Approaches: What You Need To Know From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)  
    Cancer Alternative Therapies/Start Here ... Cancer Alternative Therapies ... National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nccih.nih.gov/...health-approaches-what-you-need-to-know - External Health Links
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