The National Council Against Health Fraud is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, US-based organization registered in California, that describes itself as a "private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems." The NCAHF has been criticized by the supporters of the treatments it opposes, including practitioners of alternative medicine.
Read more about The National Council Against Health Fraud: History, Mission Statement, Usefulness As A Source, Criticism From Alternative Medicine Supporters
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