Quack doctors -- the so-called snake oil salesmen often depicted with derision today -- not only plied their trade effectively, they left an indelible mark on marketing, reports Charles Osgood on CBS ...

April 4 -- The following excerpt comes from Quack!: Tales of Medical Fraud from the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, the new book from author Bob McCoy. Buy your copy of Bob McCoy's new book ...

Quacks often offer treatments and cures that are too good to be true They may say they have a secret discovery no one else knows about %u2014 but others want to suppress They also often offer personal ...

Alannah Tomkins receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, but not in connection with the research promoted in this article. The Victorian doctors portrayed in new BBC series, ...

Medical quackery is a form of healthcare fraud that sells false hope. It preys on people suffering from diseases that may not be amenable to cure. Quacks promote unsubstantiated interventions that ...