TERMS Quackery - use of methods or remedies to cure diseases
that are not scientifically accepted. Quacks - people who perform
healing procedures or prescribe remedies for illnesses even without
formal education and licenses.
1. Quackery and Traditional Medicine
In general, consumers must be informed when making decisions on
the goods they will buy and the services they will avail themselves
of. This becomes even more imperative when it comes to patronizing
health products and services. A consumer must be cautious about
acquiring the services of people who claim to have an instant
remedy or cure for all diseases. These persons may be quacks.
Quackery affects the lives of many types of people the easily
persuaded and wise, the rich and poor, the various races and
religions. It sells questionable and sometimes, useless products
and services. Due to high cost of medical services and increasing
number of diseases cases every year, people are forced to resort to
quackery. Instead of resorting to quackery, consumers must be
informed about traditional medicine that is cheaper and
scientifically-proven. There are many medical plants that available
and affordable to the Filipino consumers. Consumers must be wary of
quackery and aware of traditional medicine.
2. Possible Effects of Medical QuackeryA person who is terribly
ill may die in the hands of a quack. A sick person who goes to a
quack for treatment instead of doctor may only be prolonging his or
her illness. Even if no actual healing has been done, the patient
gets well merely by his or her faith, either in the quack or in the
remedies given. The phenomenon is called the placebo effect. Money
is wasted since a patients condition will not improve under a
quack. The patients family may only get false hopes if the quack
assures them of the patients complete healing.
3. How to Identify Medical Quackery
1. Some of them utilize advertisements to promote their
products. In other cases, people come to know about their services
by word of mouth.2. Most of them perform their services in their
own homes. A few go to them patients homes for their treatment.3.
Some claim to have secret formulas which cannot be obtained from
drugstores.4. Some of them perform their services without regard
for sanitation. They use apparatuses and other materials that have
not been sterilized.5. Some utter vague prayers or incantations
while treating their patients.6. Most of them use the same
procedure or medicinal formula for all kinds of illnesses.
4. Who are the usual Victims of Medical Quackery?(people who
)
1. suffer from serious ailments or diseases, like cancer, heart
problems, etc;2. are afraid of doctors or those who refuse to
undergo surgery, although they have been advise to do so by
doctors;3. suffer from severe pains; and4. usually put a high
premium on vanity.
HEALTHWritten ReportGROUP 310 EINSTEINVarona, Maria
DonnabelleTawingan, James DavyArce, CarminaPoyaoan, Christian
PaulManaois, Meynard StevenAlba, Mikaela Jamela
