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GALILEO'S
LAWYER: Courtroom Battles in Alternative
Health, Complementary Medicine and Experimental Treatments "Galileo's
Lawyer tells the story of medical mavericks, that is to say health care practitioners
who use unconventional, alternative, unapproved, experimental or integrative medical
modalities on conditions like cancer, heart disease, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis,
Lou Gehrig's disease and other conditions. Many of these practitioners use dietary
or nutritional supplements, herbal remedies or homeopathic products to treat disease
or for disease prevention. Many of the treatments used by medical mavericks are
not approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). The government, insurance
companies and the medical establishment sometimes try to stop these practitioners
from treating patients through the use of medical board proceedings, criminal
actions and civil lawsuits. This book tells the story of the fight between alternative
or complementary health practitioners, their patients and the government."
- Richard Jaffe |