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I don't get it. Most of the remedies listed sound exactly like those sold every day by proponents of homeopathy and alternative medicines. Boiron, which has a s
by Udik 11y ago
I don't get it. Most of the remedies listed sound exactly like those sold every day by proponents of homeopathy and alternative medicines.
Boiron, which has a stable presence in the USA, has thousands of employees and revenues in the hundreds of millions, selling stuff like "Oscillococcinum", which is plain sugar, at a price of around $1000/kg.
Have they been condemned for fraud and false advertising?
- JamesBarney 11y agoYep. They have been condemned for fraud and false advertising.[0] [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum
- shas3 11y agoNot just fringe BS like homeopathy, but fairly-mainstream dietary supplements industry is full of dubious remedies. See for example, http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/how-supplements-work/385119/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/02/how-supple...