Fake medicine : exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health / Brad McKay.
Fake medicine : exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health / Brad McKay.
Fake medicine : exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health / Brad McKay.
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[S.l.] : HACHETTE AUSTRALIA, 2021.
Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2021.
Date
2021.
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H 2021/1429
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Language
English
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Physical content
290 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- A pain in the bum -- Root cause -- Dr Google -- The whole pantry of lies -- The power of influencers -- Thousands of years -- Tweaking, boosting and rattling -- Quacks -- Sleepy demons -- Sexist medicine -- Losing it -- Detoxes and cleanses -- Anti-vaxxers - Cooked -- The COVID-19 co...
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Publisher
[S.l.] : HACHETTE AUSTRALIA, 2021.
Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2021.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2021.
2021.
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Summary
We all want to be healthy, live longer and avoid cancer, but too many of us are being scammed by sciencey-sounding crooks and nonsense marketing. Dr Brad McKay, GP and experienced Australian science communicator, has watched how misinformation and 'alternative facts' have come to permeate every facet of our lives, causing many of us to turn away fr...
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Fake medicine : exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health / Brad McKay.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Available online.
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H 2021/1429
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74VKaOErkLab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOErkLab
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ISBN
0733646867
9780733646867
DDC
306.4613
MMS ID
991024378608702626
