#quackery

Stories tagged “quackery” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Radioactive Tonic That Dissolved a Millionaire's Jaw
• The Fake Metal Rods That Accidentally Invented the Placebo-Controlled Trial

Related topics: #18th-century-medicine #1930s #clinical-trials #Eben Byers #elisha-perkins #FDA #john-haygarth #patent medicine