Show fake cures cost Quacks fake cures and medical frauds amounting to robbery and murder murder murder mur mur- der are at a new high in the nation and Utah is no exception a federal official reported reported reported re re- re- re ported this week Dr Albert H H. Holland Rolland Jr medical di director director dl- dl rector of the Food and Drug Administration tion told a Washington legislative conference conference confer confer- ence nce there is a need for more aggressive action against quackery and the launching of a public education campaign to deal with this growing problem He lie reported at least million 10 a year is being spent for cancer cures and the National Better Business Bureau is receiving ten times as many quackery complaints as came in two year ago ngo Worst offenders in recent years have been cancer remedies and devices for curing major diseases as well as nutritional promotions all worthless and amounting to robbery and murder Many states including Utah are weak in laws which can curb the practice of unscrupulous quacks the FDA ral ml al director said One crying need is more and better law Jaw enforcement urging action ac tion to strengthen state medical practice practice practice tice laws where they are weak The FDA needs more power to deal with phony medical me me- dic 1 devices but there is peed need to concentrate concentrate concentrate concen concen- on tougher state laws Dr Holland asserted |