Another Scam:?

Question

http://www.nopainspray.com/indexPRP_12_20_07.asp?tid=200&source=yahoo&gad=CKTg1P4BEggUoN3e8B5EaRj4hJr8AyDkmq0Z&OVRAW=dr%20frank's%20joint%20and%20muscle%20pain%20relief&OVKEY=dr%20franks%20pain%20relief&OVMTC=advanced&OVADID=1766500012&OVKWID=14462467512


Where the Hell is the AMA?

Thanks phlada64, Obviously Not Good Enough, This has Been Around for a Long Time.

Thanks Science, he Identifies Himself as a MD:

From the Website:

Who is Kenneth J. Frank, M.D.?

Dr. Frank, the developer of Dr. Frank's Joint & Muscle Pain Relief, is a family practice physician residing in Santa Barbara, California. He is a leading health and nutrition educator, author, lecturer, and researcher, as well as a formulator of nutritional supplements. He graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Rutgers, the State University in 1968 and, as a medical doctor, from New York University Medical School in 1972. He is a long-standing member of the American Academy of Family Practice, as well as the American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM). He is credited with co-inventing and patenting the use of MSM in oral solution to stop snoring (Silent Snore®). He founded, owns and works full time for Advanced Physicians' Products (www.NutritionOnline.com).

Thanks Mad, this is Something that they Know Not to Claim, but it Doesn't Keep them From Claiming Many Other Things:

From their Website:

his Homeopathic formula provides effective relief from:

* • Arthritis (all types)
* • Stiffness
* • NO Side effects
* • Fibromyalgia
* • Over Use Syndrome
(TMJ, Carpal Tunnel...)
* • Injuries
* • Surgery
* • All the aches and pains we feel
in our backs, knees, hips, wrists, hands, etc.


[I would Like to See the Statistical Evidence for Any of These.]

Answer 1

Those are homeopathic remedies and subject to special regulations. It's just citrus flavored water anyway. Look at the concentrations: 30X, 20X. It's just plain old water. But, it's perfectly legal to sell. Let the fools have their placebo effect, cause if those scam artists don't take their money, some other scam artist will.


Edit:
If you study homeopathic marketing techniques, you'll find that to be quite common. Anecdotes replace science in homeopathy. There are no places where he stated any support or affiliation in direct regard to the mixture (I refuse to call it a medicine) with the AMA or any other real medical organization.

If you want a good laugh, watch James Randi's lecture on homeopathy.
www.randi.org

Answer 2

The AMA really does a good job of hunting down the scams. But-for every one that comes out, there's a hundred more following. That's where every consumer has to take it into their own hands. Write to the company. Do report it to the AMA and tell everyone you know about the bogus product.

Answer 3

AMA stands for American Medical Association.......but like everything else in life, somebody could be using it unscrupulously. I don't know what you really want to know, email me if you want. I didn't click on that link since I don't know what is happening.
OK, I GOT IT NOW..

Answer 4

Is that stuff supposed to cure cancer?:)