Report an untested claim about health care

Please use this form to alert us to a claim that might be useful to put onto Quackbase, our database of false or untested claims about health care.

Please include as much detail as possible. The more accurate, relevant and clearly written your submission, the more likely we will investigate it.

We have limited resources and make no commitment to addressing the claim you submit.

Your name:
Your email address:
Phone number at which we can contact you:
Name of person or organisation who made the health care claim:
Claim date:
Forum in which the claim was made:
Methodology: E.g. electromagnetism, faith-healing, vitamins.
Claim type: E.g. treat, cure, alleviate etc.
Condition: E.g. AIDS, TB, diabetes etc.
How plausible the claim is:
Short description of the claim:
You may attach a relevant file, such as a scan of an advert: If there is more than one file, use a zip file.
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