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Consumer Health Digest #22-09
February 27, 2022
Consumer Health Digest is a free weekly e-mail newsletter edited by William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/william-m-london
., with help from Stephen Barrett, M.D
http://www.quackwatch.org/10Bio/bio.html
. It summarizes scientific reports; legislative developments; enforcement actions; news reports; Web site evaluations; recommended and nonrecommended books; and other information relevant to consumer protection and consumer decision-making. Its primary focus is on health, but occasionally it includes non-health scams and practical tips. To subscribe, click here
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COVID-19-misinformation-promoting doctor to face disciplinary panel
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia has issued a citation to family physician Dr. Charles Hoffe
https://www.cpsbc.ca/news/citation-re-dr-charles-douglas-hoffe
of Lytton, B.C. He was given the citation for “publishing statements on social media and other digital platforms that were misleading, incorrect or inflammatory about vaccinations, treatments and public measures relating to COVID-19.”
[Lindsay B. B.C. doctor to face disciplinary panel over ‘misleading, incorrect or inflammatory’ claims about COVID-19.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/charles-hoffe-doctor-discipline-panel-covid19-1.6361624
CBC News, Feb 23, 2022]
A college disciplinary panel will consider evidence such as Hoffe’s:
recommendation for patients to use the antiparasitic medication ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite its unsupported effectiveness
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2789362
suggestions to visit animal feed stores to buy the veterinary version of ivermectin despite the risk of serious health problems
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/ivermectin-not-authorized-prevent-or-treat-covid-19-may-cause-serious-health-problems
false claims that COVID-19 vaccines are more dangerous than the disease, including “publicly expressing that the COVID-19 vaccinations cause microscopic blood clots that cause serious neurological harm, female infertility and a high number of deaths that is not recognized by public health”
Currently, Dr. Hoffe is licensed in B.C. with no conditions on his practice.
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“Detox” tea buyers to receive refunds
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending checks totaling more than $930,000 to more than 20,000 consumers who bought deceptively marketed Teami teas. The FTC sued Teami, LLC and its owners in March 2020
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/03/tea-marketer-misled-consumers-didnt-adequately-disclose-payments
, alleging that the company made bogus health claims and paid for endorsements from well-known social media influencers who did not adequately disclose that they were being paid to promote the products. The company claimed without reliable scientific evidence that the Teami 30-Day Detox Pack would help consumers lose weight, and that its other teas would fight cancer, clear clogged arteries, decrease migraines, treat and prevent flus, and treat colds.
[FTC returns more than $930,000 to consumers who bought Teami’s deceptively advertised teas
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2022/02/ftc-returns-more-930000-consumers-who-bought-teamis-deceptively
. FTC press release, Feb 22, 2022]
In March 2020, the FTC also sent letters warning the ten influencers
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1823174teamiwarningletters.pdf
of the need to make proper disclosures.
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Inconsistency of FTC response to COVID-19 quackery spotlighted
Florida attorney Jann Bellamy has noted that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been very aggressive in sending cease-and-desist letters to combat baseless COVID-19-related advertising. But she has found that many of the recipients are making bogus claims for other products as well.
[Bellamy J. FTC targets physicians’ COVID claims with cease-and-desist letters
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ftc-targets-physicians-covid-claims-with-cease-and-desist-letters/
. Science-Based Medicine, Feb 24, 2022]
She concluded:
Regulators need take a more holistic approach (if I may use that term) to the problem by disciplining physicians and other professionals who promote all sorts of nonsense as well as enforcing laws against practicing medicine without a license. Congress and the state legislatures should get rid of laws that countenance quackery, like naturopathic practice acts, quack protection acts, DSHEA
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fda-promises-industry-friendly-modernization-of-dietary-supplement-regulation/
, and laws dumbing down the standard of care
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/state-legislators-dispense-with-standard-of-care-for-covid-treatment-and-encourage-medical-misinformation/
. Finally, the VA
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/complementary-and-integrative-health-at-the-va-integrating-pseudoscience-into-the-care-of-veterans/
, medical schools
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/quackademic-medicine-update-uc-irvine-reneges-on-promise-of-scientific-rigor/
, and other organizations (looking at you, Cleveland Clinic
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/cleveland-clinic-genetic-experts-call-out-functional-medicine-on-worthless-genetic-testing-and-supplement-prescribing/
) should stop promoting “complementary, alternative and integrative medicine,” which encourages belief in unscientific gibberish like “energy healing.” Had the government and other institutions not so-enamored the public with “CAM” and “integrative medicine,” COVID scofflaws wouldn’t have had such a fertile field on which to sow their dangerous mischief.
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Intravenous nutrient drip fad scrutinized
Physiologist Nick Tiller, MRes, Ph.D., has noted that intravenous nutrient drips, which cost $200 to $500 in the U.S., are readily available to consumers, but are deceptively marketed, benefit almost nobody, and are potentially harmful.
[Tiller N. Intravenous nutrient drips: An expensive solution to a nonexistent problem
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/intravenous-nutrient-drips-an-expensive-solution-to-a-nonexistent-problem/
. Skeptical Inquirer, Feb 21, 2022]
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More details on Stoller discipline available
Quackwatch has posted a detailed article
https://quackwatch.org/cases/board/med/disciplinary-actions-against-kenneth-stoller-m-d/
about Kenneth P. Stoller, M.D., whose license was revoked last year by the Medical Board of California for issuing approximately 500 baseless vaccine-exemption letters. After losing appeals to the Sacramento County Superior Court and the Sacramento appellate court, he has petitioned the California Supreme Court for review. The Superior Court judge’s ruling
https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2022/02/25155751/judgment_denying_petition.pdf
provides an exceptionally clear description of what Stoller did wrong and indicates how thoroughly the medical board prepared its case. The New Mexico Medical Board is also reviewing Stoller’s licensing status.
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Stephen Barrett, M.D.
Consumer Advocate
7 Birchtree Circle
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Telephone: (919) 533-6009
http://www.quackwatch.org (health fraud and quackery)
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