Southern California Physician - http://www.socalphys.com/article
Cure or Quackery?
http://www.socalphys.com/article/articles/710/1/Cure-or-Quackery/Page1.html
By SBCMS Staff
Published on 04/1/2008
 
SBCMS Staff

 

Join us at the Southern California Medical Museum Annual Open House, at 2 pm on Sunday, April 27, for a trip to the past.


Were these treatments truly fraudulent or did the practitioners believe in their unusual methods?

Join us at the Southern California Medical Museum Annual Open House, at 2 pm on Sunday, April 27, for a trip to the past. You'll learn from Hans Davidson, MD, and Stan Korfmacher, MD, about the pills, potions, plasters and poisons that were presented in the past as cures for all medical problems. See up close some of the electrical devices that shocked the public with promises of relief of their ailments. Were these treatments truly fraudulent or did the practitioners believe in their unusual methods?

As always, admission is free; docent tours and light refreshments will follow the discussion. The Southern California Medical Museum is located at the San Bernardino County Medical Society, 3993 Jurupa Avenue, Riverside. Please RSVP to 951/787-7700.