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The Medical Messiahs

- A Social History of Health Quackery in 20th Century America

About The Medical Messiahs

James Harvey Young describes the development of patent medicines in America from the enactment in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drugs Act through the mid-1960s. Many predicted that the Pure Food and Drugs Act would be the end of harmful nostrums, but Young describes in colorful detail post-Act cases involving manufacturers and promoters of such product

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691618302
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 522
  • Published:
  • March 7, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x235x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 709 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 30, 2025

Description of The Medical Messiahs

James Harvey Young describes the development of patent medicines in America from the enactment in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drugs Act through the mid-1960s. Many predicted that the Pure Food and Drugs Act would be the end of harmful nostrums, but Young describes in colorful detail post-Act cases involving manufacturers and promoters of such product

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