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Re:Zzyzx, California, or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in Amer... by Udik on Friday September 25, 2015 @12:34PM (#10279124)
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?
Re:Zzyzx, California, or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in Amer... by JamesBarney on Friday September 25, 2015 @01:29PM (#10279449)
Yep. They have been condemned for fraud and false advertising.[0]

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillococcinum

Re:Zzyzx, California, or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in Amer... by shas3 on Friday September 25, 2015 @04:00PM (#10280350)
Not 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-supple...