health report

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