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019    1374074149 
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050 00 R730|b.H66 2023 
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100 1  Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew,|eauthor. 
245 10 If it sounds like a quack ... :|ba journey to the fringes 
       of American medicine /|cMatthew Hongoltz-Hetling. 
246 30 Journey to the fringes of American medicine 
250    First edition. 
263    2304 
264  1 New York :|bPublicAffairs,|c2023. 
264  4 |c©2023  
300    viii, 323 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-323). 
505 0  Introduction -- Incubation -- Prodromal politics -- Acute 
       pangs -- Convalescence (or death) -- Epilogue. 
520    "A bizarre, rollicking trip through the world of fringe 
       medicine, filled with leeches, baking soda IVs, and, 
       according to at least one person, zombies. It's no secret 
       that American health care has become too costly and 
       politicized to help everyone. So where do you turn if you 
       can't afford doctors, or don't trust them? In this book, 
       Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling examines the growing universe of 
       non-traditional treatments -- including some that are 
       really non-traditional. With costs skyrocketing and anti-
       science sentiment spreading, the so-called "medical 
       freedom" movement has grown. Now it faces its greatest 
       challenge: going mainstream. In these pages you'll meet 
       medical freedom advocates including an international leech
       smuggler, a gold miner-turned health drink salesman who 
       may or may not be from the Andromeda galaxy, and a man who
       says he can turn people into zombies with aerosol spray. 
       One by one, these alternative healers find customers, then
       expand and influence, always seeking the one thing that 
       would take their businesses to the next level--the support
       and approval of the government."--|cProvided by publisher.
648  7 1900-2099|2fast 
650  0 Quacks and quackery|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th century.
650  0 Quacks and quackery|zUnited States|xHistory|y21st century.
650  0 Alternative medicine|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Alternative medicine|xSocial aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Medical care|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Social medicine|zUnited States. 
650  7 MEDICAL / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Alternative medicine|xSocial aspects.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00806169 
650  7 Medical care|xPolitical aspects.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01013830
650  7 Quacks and quackery.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01084852 
650  7 Social medicine.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01122637 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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