The Medical Messiahs
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James Harvey Young
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James Harvey Young describes the development of patent medicines in America from the enactment in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drugs Act through the mid-1960s. Many predicted that the Pure Food and Drugs Act would be the end of harmful nostrums, but Young describes in colorful detail post-Act cases involving manufacturers and promoters of such products as Cuforhedake Brane-Fude, B. & M. "tuberculosis-curing" liniment, and the dangerous reducing pill Marmola. We meet, among others, the brothers Charles Frederick and Peter Kaadt, who treated diabetic patients with a mixture of vinegar and saltpeter; Louisiana state senator Dudley J. LeBlanc, who put on fabulous medicine shows as late as the 1950s promoting Hadacol and his own political career, and Adolphus Hohensee, whose lectures on nutrition provide a classic example of the continuing appeal of food faddism.
Review:
"The Medical Messiahs is an example of historical writing at its best—scholarly, perceptive, and exceedingly readable. Despite his objectivity, Young's dry humor shines through and illuminates his entire book."—John Duffy, Journal of Southern History
"This book is written in tight, graceful prose that reflects thought rather than substitutes for it. Done with a sure feel for the larger political, social, and economic background, it demonstrates that historians who would make socially relevant contributions need only adhere to the best canons of their art."—Oscar E. Anderson, Jr., The American Historical Review
"[This] material is so interestingly presented that the readers may not immediately appreciate what a major historic study [the book] is, and how carefully documented and critically analyzed."—Lester S. King, Journal of the American Medical Association
"Dr. Young's well-written social history of health quackery in twentieth-century America will not only increase the understanding of our times by future historians but will also be of great value to all those interested in improving the health of the population by reminding them of the past."—F. M. Berger, The American Scientist
Originally published in 1967.
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"[This] material is so interestingly presented that the readers may not immediately appreciate what a major historic study [the book] is, and how carefully documented and critically analyzed."---Lester S. King, Journal of the American Medical Association
"This book is written in tight, graceful prose that reflects thought rather than substitutes for it. Done with a sure feel for the larger political, social, and economic background, it demonstrates that historians who would make socially relevant contributions need only adhere to the best canons of their art."---Oscar E. Anderson, Jr., The American Historical Review
"The Medical Messiahs is an example of historical writing at its best--scholarly, perceptive, and exceedingly readable. Despite his objectivity, Young's dry humor shines through and illuminates his entire book."---John Duffy, Journal of Southern History
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The first court trial under the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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History and stage-setting for health quackery in 20th-century America Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Valiant efforts, a Supreme Court defeat, and ambiguous help from Congress Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Enforcement of postal fraud statutes from the late 19th century through the 1920's Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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A decade-long effort to prove fraud in court during the golden glow of prosperity Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Cooperative efforts by the self-regulators and the Federal Trade Commission to restrict the most flagrant abuses of nostrum advertising Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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The American Medical Association keeps muckraking currents flowing until the next fhodtide: the "guinea pig" school of critics Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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The hotly contested effort to make federal controls over self-medication drugs more nearly adequate to social need Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Food and Drug Administration use of the new hw to drive fake claims from labeling step by step through court interpretation Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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A diabetes clinic run by two physician-brothers named Kaadt Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Device quackery in America, highlighting Ruth B. Drowns Radio Therapeutic Instrument Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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The way the "wonder drugs" era of prescription medication influenced patterns of self-medication Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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The Post Office Department's contest with medical fraud since the 1930's Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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A Louisiana state senator and his medicine show for Hadacol Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Nutrition nonsense by spielers and door-to-door salesmen: Adolphus Hohensee the main exhibit Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Cancer quackery, especially the protracted Harry Hoxsey case Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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A more cohesive effort to combat quackery, prompted by quackery's burgeoning Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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New frights, a new hw, and new awareness of the need for better comprehension of the phenomenon of quackery Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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Reflections on the complex motivations that have made mankind so readily susceptible to the quack's appeal Erfordert eine Authentifizierung Nicht lizenziert Lizenziert PDF downloaden |
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