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Even "quacks", it would seem, are in distinguished company! FN
Notable historical persons accused of quackery
* Thomas Allinson (1858–1918), founder of naturopathy. His views
often brought him into conflict with the Royal College of Physicians
of Edinburgh and the General Medical Council, particularly his
opposition to doctors' frequent use of toxic drugs, his opposition to
vaccination and his self promotion in the press.[20] His views and
publication of them led to him being labeled a quack and being struck
off by the General Medical Council for infamous conduct in a
professional respect.[21][22]
* Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843), founder of homeopathy. Hahnemann
believed that all diseases were caused by "miasms", which he defined
as irregularities in the patient's vital force.[23] He also said that
illnesses could be treated by substances that in a healthy person
produced similar symptoms to the illness, in extremely low
concentrations, with the therapeutic effect increasing with dilution
and repeated shaking.[24][25][26]
* L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) was the founder of the Church of
Scientology. He was an American science fiction writer, former United
States Navy officer, and creator of Dianetics.[27][28][29]
* John Harvey Kellogg (1852–1943) was a medical doctor in Battle
Creek, Michigan, USA who ran a sanitarium using holistic methods, with
a particular focus on nutrition, enemas and exercise. Kellogg was an
advocate of vegetarianism, and is best known for the invention of the
corn flake breakfast cereal with his brother, Will Keith Kellogg.[30]
* Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) was a French chemist best known for
his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology. His experiments
confirmed the germ theory of disease, also reducing mortality from
puerperal fever (childbed), and he created the first vaccine for
rabies. He is best known to the general public for showing how to stop
milk and wine from going sour - this process came to be called
pasteurization. His hypotheses initially met with much hostility, and
he was accused of quackery on multiple occasions. However, he is now
regarded as one of the three main founders of microbiology, together
with Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch.[31]
* Lovisa Årberg (1803–1866), the first Swedish female doctor.
Årberg was met with strong resistance from male doctors and was
accused of quackery. During the formal examination she was acquitted
of all charges and allowed to practice medicine in Stockholm even
though it was forbidden for women in the 1820s. She later received a
medal for her work.[citation needed]
* Linus Pauling (1901–1994), a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry,
Pauling spent much of his later career arguing for the treatment of
somatic and psychological diseases with orthomolecular medicine. One
of his most famous claims was that the common cold could be cured with
massive doses of vitamin C. These claims were initially met with much
enthusiasm, especially amongst the general public, though subsequent
double-blind studies indicated no effect beyond that of a placebo.[32]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quackery#Notable_historical_persons_accused_of_quackery
Quackery is a derogatory term used to describe unproven or fraudulent
medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a
"fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who
pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or
qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan."[1]
The word "quack" derives from the archaic word "quacksalver," of Dutch
origin (spelled kwakzalver in contemporary Dutch), meaning "boaster
who applies a salve."[2] In the Middle Ages the word quack meant
"shouting". The quacksalvers sold their wares on the market shouting
in a loud voice.[3]
"Health fraud" is often used as a synonym for quackery, but this use
can be problematic, since quackery can exist without fraud, a word
which implies deliberate deception.
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