http://www.healthwatcher.nethttp://www.chirowatch.comhttp://www.dietfraud.com http://www.herbalwatch.com http://www.pigpills.com http://www.acupuncture911.com http://www.acnecareclinics.com[*QUOTE*]
Canadian Quackery Watch is the creation of Dr. Terry Polevoy,
a medical doctor who lives and works in the Kitchener-Waterloo,
and London, Ontario area. He graduated from Michigan State
University where he obtained his B.S., and then completed his
medical degree at the Wayne State University School of Medicine
in Detroit. He completed his pediatric residency at the University
of Western Ontario, and at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
He became interested in alternative medicine early on in his practice in both the
United States and in Canada. After many years of experience he became totally
disillusioned with the growth of blatant quackery in medicine, and the acceptance of
bogus practices by mainstream medical organizations, and government funded
institutions.
In 1997, Dr. Polevoy started his first web site about "alternative" medicine known as
www.healthwatcher.net. He then expanded his web presence to add several other
separate sites.
These include:
www.chirowatch.com www.dietfraud.com www.herbalwatch.com www.pigpills.com www.acupuncture911.com www.acnecareclinics.com In April 2003, he co-authored the E-book called Pig Pills,
Inc. with medical reporter Marvin Ross, and former Health
Canada inspector and private detective, Ron Reinhold. The
book is the result of a two and-a-half year investigation of
the Tony Stephan, and David Hardy nutraceutical known as
EMPOWERPLUS. The publication of the book resulted in
major actions by Health Canada against the Synergy Group
of Canada and their Truehope suppport organizations. They
sold this concoction to unwary customers who had serious
mental health problems. Their research did not have the
approval of Health Canada.
Dr. Polevoy has appeared numerous times on major North American television and
radio programs to discuss medical quackery and scams in the nutraceutical and weight
loss industries. He is perhaps better known to U.S. viewers for his two-part Tony
Brown's Journal on PBS-TV that he did with Stephen Barrett on cancer quack Hulda
Clark and her crazy theories and devices.
In March 2004, Dr. Polevoy was a featured guest on the Mitch Albom radio show in
Detroit to talk about plastic surgery scams in Texas and California.
On Canadian TV he has helped both CTV and CBC with news specials on diet scams,
and medical quackery. In a major documentary about Truehope, which ran on
Discovery Health in Canada, as well as on other cable networks in the U.S., Dr.
Polevoy was a prime force in convincing the government to investigate their
organization.
His efforts to expose major cancer quackery, other health scams, and in particular,
anti-vaccine activities of alternative medical practitioners, has made him one of the
most hated health professionals by those who practice quackery, and deceive their
patients.
A special pet project that is closely tied with his day to day medical practice is the
International Skin Cancer Awareness Network - ISCAN. This web site focuses on the
growth of the sunbed industry in North America, and the increased risk of skin cancer
and other problems created by the overexposure of children and young adults to
artificial tanning devices. In particular, the growth of malignant melanoma, and his
experiences in his own family with this horrible cancer have helped motivate Dr.
Polevoy to help educate the public and politicians to the dangers caused by sunbeds
and those who promote them to our children.
Feature articles about Dr. Polevoy
Challenging quacks and frauds - Medical Post - November 2, 2004
By Barbara Kermode-Scott
"Dr. Terry Polevoy is a self-appointed health watchdog. He investigates and
challenges products, services and theories that are marketed with claims he
believes to be false, unsubstantiated or even illegal."
The original article was pulled from the Medical Post's web site in
December 2004 allegedly because one of the people mentioned in the
article called the publisher and demanded that it be removed. If I guess
right, he is now consulting his lawyer to shore up his defense against
numerous legal charges made against him by Health Canada. Links to the
discussion on our web site are here.
Raid! Medical Post - Sept. 02, 2003 - By Barbara Kermode-Scott
First by halting a Calgary trial and then by seizing product shipments, Health
Canada has pulled the plug on a controversial neutraceutical being sold as a
treatment for mental health disorders. Now protractors and supporters of the
product are making their concerns heard
Cures of last resort - Eye Weekly - April 20, 2000 -By Nate Hendley
Alternative cancer therapies bring high-priced hope and deadly disappointment.
A fine article about Bill O'Neill, Hulda Clark and Dr. Polevoy's fight against
quackery.
Trauma-card story needed a critical eye - Toronto Star - Sept. 25, 2004 - by
Don Sellar
The Star's Ombud apologizes for sloppy article about Gentle Wind Project.
Dr. Polevoy is available for presentations and interviews about his work.
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