Dr. Oz defends himself against ‘quack’ claims

[mvcg66b3r]

Dr. Mehmet Oz is defending himself against 10 doctors who’ve accused him of promoting “quack treatments” on his TV show.

Oz said in a statement Friday that his show provides “multiple points of view” including his own.

He added that his own views are offered “without conflict of interest.”

A group of 10 doctors sent a letter to Columbia University this week urging the university to remove Oz from its faculty. They accused Oz of an “egregious lack of integrity.”

http://pagesix.com/2015/04/17/dr-oz-defends-himself-against-quack-claims/

 

[JoshTheRadioDude]

Haha! That's what he considers a defense? He doesn't recognize that paid supplement product placement is an inherent conflict of interest, huh? What a quack.

 

[JeffM]

"Preach a little gospel, and sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good..."

 

[umfan]

He is a quack. Columbia should drop him.

 

[LKellerIII]

It's not so much that Oz is personally a "quack" - but he seems willing to promote any "quack" cure, supplement or lifestyle change that comes along. Whether its for personal financial gain - or just to fill airtime, I don't know.

I decided to try one of his recommended "natural" cures for acid reflux because I'd read that taking omeprazole (Prilosec) really wasn't good for you over time. The Oz cure did not work - not even a little.

 

[JoshTheRadioDude]

It's not so much that Oz is personally a "quack" - but he seems willing to promote any "quack" cure, supplement or lifestyle change that comes along. Whether its for personal financial gain - or just to fill airtime, I don't know.

...and the difference is?...

 

[umfan]

I don't discern a difference. It's worse because he probably knows what he's hawking isn't going to work so it's outright fraud.

 

[mississippi fan]

Amen umfan.