Arthritis Quackery
(Unproven Remedies and Tests)

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Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Like many people with chronic ailments, sufferers of chronic arthritis are potentially vulnerable to proponents of heavily marketed "cure-all" treatments. These "quick fix" treatments are promoted as having great benefits, but in reality have no right to such claims.

Quackery (the business of promoting unproven remedies) is recognized as a billion dollar industry. We feel the buyer should beware!

Consumers should be especially cautious when products come with marketing claims such as "will cure," "ancient remedy," "has no side effects," "revolutionary new scientific breakthrough."

The following remedies and tests have no scientific proof of benefits related to arthritis:

[Now you've heard it from Alfalfa to Zinc. Beware when you take care!]

From the Doctors at MedicineNet.com

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