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Barett has been involved in numerous lawsuits; usually as the plaintiff, in an attempt to cease the actions of those who have made negative comments or accusations. |
Barett has been involved in numerous lawsuits; usually as the plaintiff, in an attempt to cease the actions of those who have made negative comments or accusations. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/BarnettClarkSLAPP.pdf][http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/BarnettSherrel.pdf][http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/BarrettNCP.pdf] |
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During a recent trial under cross-examination by an attorney, Barrett admitted that he was not a Medical Board Certified psychiatrist because he had failed the certification exam.[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Pressrelease.pdf] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Stephen Barrett, M.D. (born 1933), is a retired American physician who resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a 1957 graduate of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Barrrett is known as an author, editor, and consumer advocate.
He is the founder of numerous anti-fraud websites (including Quackwatch, Chirobase, Dental Watch, Homeowatch, Internet Health Pilot, MLM Watch, Naturowatch and Nutriwatch).
In addition to his anti-fraud websites, Barrett is vice-president and a board member of the National Council Against Health Fraud, an advisor to the American Council on Science and Health, and a Fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP).
In 1984, he received an FDA Commissioner's Special Citation Award for Public Service in fighting nutrition quackery. In 1986, he was awarded honorary membership in the American Dietetic Association. From 1987 through 1989, he taught health education at the Pennsylvania State University.
Barrett edits the Consumer Health Digest (a weekly electronic newsletter) and is medical editor of Prometheus Books. His 47 books include The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America and five editions of the college textbook Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions.
Criticism
Barett has been involved in numerous lawsuits; usually as the plaintiff, in an attempt to cease the actions of those who have made negative comments or accusations. [1][2][3]
During a recent trial under cross-examination by an attorney, Barrett admitted that he was not a Medical Board Certified psychiatrist because he had failed the certification exam.[4]
External links
- The National Council Against Health Fraud
- Quackwatch
- Biography
- Quackpotwatch — a criticism of Stephen Barrett