There are many exceptional resources available to you for protecting against fraud on the internet. For instance, check out the Federal Trade Commission website and healthfinder for guidelines on separating quality from quackery. There's an epidemic of bogus claims for products and treatments on the net and it's buyer beware. The sites above are fine resources for critical thinkers.
Consumers spend millions on unproven, deceptively marketed products.
Last year, 22.3 million adults sought health and medical information online. Nearly 70 percent of those searching for health care information on the Web did so before visiting a doctor's office. The Internet can be a wonderful tool for consumer empowerment, but only if the consumer learns how to weed out junk to access valuable resources and information. An educational process is needed but until then, caveat emptor or buyer beware must be the rule. Freedom is a wonderful thing, but you must be free to choose wisely.