/oss/taxonomy/term/3582/all en /oss/article/health-quackery/just-when-you-think-you-have-heard-everything-along-comes-jing-orb <p>Desperation can drive people to do desperate things. Such as investing in the “JING ORB” to try to resolve a health problem. You can’t blame anyone afflicted with a serious condition, one that defies conventional medical care, to consider “alternatives.” But you can take issue with those who prey upon the desperate and extract money from their wallets with promises of benefits from pseudoscientific treatments. And just when you think you have heard the most outrageous promotional mumbo jumbo, a new scam comes along to surpass it.</p> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 21:02:39 +0000 joe Schwarcz PhD 7517 at /oss