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According to the FDA, “health fraud is the deceptive promotion, advertising, distribution, or sale of articles represented as being effective to diagnose, prevent, cure, treat, or mitigate an illness or condition, or provide a beneficial effect on health but has not been scientifically proven safe and effective for such purposes. You do not have to look far to find a health product that is potentially fraudulent, or a consumer who is totally unsuspecting. Promotions for fraudulent products appear daily in newspaper and magazine ads and television "infomercials." They accompany products sold in stores and through mail-order catalogs.” Learn more about health fraud, insurance fraud and consumer health protection.

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Should Health Premiums be Based on Weight?
Most of us are likely to think health premiums based on weight breaks a multitude of ethical practices. Well, you and millions of others are likely to be thinking along...
by Patient Power | 02/19/2010
Part III - Medical Malpractice: The Benefits of Consumer Education
Close to a 100,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical malpractice. Two professionals who have done extensive research in medical malpractice join this program to discuss how...
by Patient Power | 01/30/2008
Part II - Minimizing Healthcare Woes to Protect the Consumer
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, and medical identity theft is the fastest growing form of identity theft. What is medical identity theft? What are the effects...
by Patient Power | 01/29/2008
Part I - Health Insurance Fraud: A focus on Consumer Rights
If you’ve had a health condition that your insurance won’t cover, you know how difficult it can be to navigate the healthcare industry. Two consumer advocates join this program to...
by Patient Power | 01/28/2008