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Joseph Mercola, the Glossary

Joseph Michael Mercola (born July 8, 1954) is an American alternative medicine proponent, osteopathic physician, and Internet business personality.^[1]

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Alternative medicine activists
Anti-GMO activists
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine alumni
HIV/AIDS denialists

Alternative medicine

Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness.

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Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

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Anti-vaccine activism

Anti-vaccine activism, which collectively constitutes the "anti-vax" movement, is a set of organized activities proclaiming opposition to vaccination, and these collaborating networks have often fought to increase vaccine hesitancy by disseminating vaccine-based misinformation and/or forms of active disinformation.

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.

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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a politically conservative non-profit association that promotes conspiracy theories and medical misinformation, such as HIV/AIDS denialism, the abortion–breast cancer hypothesis, and vaccine and autism connections, through its official publication, the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

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Autism

Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive and inflexible patterns of behavior that are impairing in multiple contexts and excessive or atypical to be developmentally and socioculturally inappropriate.

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Avian influenza

Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Big Pharma conspiracy theories

Big Pharma conspiracy theories are conspiracy theories that claim that pharmaceutical companies as a whole, especially in terms of big corporations, act in dangerously secretive and sinister ways that harm patients.

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Bill Gates

William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen.

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Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek, previously known as BusinessWeek (and before that Business Week and The Business Week), is an American monthly business magazine published 12 times a year.

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Business Insider

Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.

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Cape Coral, Florida

Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico.

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Center for Countering Digital Hate

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), formerly Brixton Endeavors, is a British not-for-profit NGO company with offices in London and Washington, D.C. with the stated purpose of stopping the spread of online hate speech and disinformation.

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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) is the medical school of Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Chlorella

Chlorella is a genus of about thirteen species of single-celled green algae of the division Chlorophyta.

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Cholecalciferol

Cholecalciferol, also known as vitamin D3 and colecalciferol, is a type of vitamin D that is made by the skin when exposed to UV-B light; it is found in some foods and can be taken as a dietary supplement.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19 misinformation

False information, including intentional disinformation and conspiracy theories, about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and the origin, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease has been spread through social media, text messaging, and mass media.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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David Gorski

David Henry Gorski is an American surgical oncologist and professor of surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

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Department store

A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category.

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Dietary supplement

A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid.

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States.

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Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013.

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Erin Elizabeth

Erin Elizabeth Finn, known as Erin Elizabeth, is an American alternative health advocate who blogs under the name Health Nut News. Joseph Mercola and Erin Elizabeth are American anti-vaccination activists, American conspiracy theorists, COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and Pseudoscientific diet advocates.

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FDA warning letter

An FDA warning letter is an official message from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to a manufacturer or other organization that has violated some rule in a federally regulated activity.

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Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.

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HIV/AIDS denialism

HIV/AIDS denialism is the belief, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary, that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Homeopathy

Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.

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Homogenization (chemistry)

Homogenization or homogenisation is any of several processes used to make a mixture of two mutually non-soluble liquids the same throughout.

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Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula.

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Indoor tanning

Indoor tanning involves using a device that emits ultraviolet radiation to produce a cosmetic tan.

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Influenza vaccine

Influenza vaccines, colloquially known as flu shots, are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses.

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JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational finance company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware.

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Lane Tech College Prep High School

Lane Tech College Prep High School (often shortened to Lane Tech, full name Albert Grannis Lane Technical College Preparatory High School), is a public 4-year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Marshall Field's

Marshall Field & Company (commonly known as Marshall Field's) was an upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois.

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Medical device

A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.

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Microwave chemistry

Microwave chemistry is the science of applying microwave radiation to chemical reactions.

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Midwestern University

Midwestern University (MWU) is a private medical and professional school with campuses in Downers Grove, Illinois and Glendale, Arizona.

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National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), known as the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.

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National Toxicology Program

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) is an inter-agency program run by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate, evaluate, and report on toxicology within public agencies.

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National Vaccine Information Center

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), founded under the name Dissatisfied Parents Together (DPT) in 1982, is an American 501(c)(3) organization that has been widely criticized as a leading source of fearmongering and misinformation about vaccines.

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Nebulizer

In medicine, a nebulizer (American English) or nebuliser (British English) is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs.

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Office for Science and Society

The Office for Science and Society (OSS) is an organization dedicated to science education, operating from Montreal's McGill University.

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Organic Consumers Association

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a non-profit advocacy group for the organic agriculture industry based in Minnesota.

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Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement (or Paris Accords, Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016.

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Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method.

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Pterostilbene

Pterostilbene (trans-3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxystilbene) is a stilbenoid chemically related to resveratrol.

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Quackwatch

Quackwatch is a United States-based website, self-described as a "network of people" founded by Stephen Barrett, which aims to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct" and to focus on "quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere".

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Quantcast

Quantcast is an American technology company, founded in 2006, that specializes in AI-driven real-time advertising, audience insights and measurement.

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Quercetin

Quercetin is a plant flavonol from the flavonoid group of polyphenols.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist. Joseph Mercola and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are American anti-vaccination activists, American conspiracy theorists, COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and HIV/AIDS denialists.

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Robert W. Malone

Robert Wallace Malone (born October 20, 1959) is an American physician and biochemist. Joseph Mercola and Robert W. Malone are American anti-vaccination activists and COVID-19 conspiracy theorists.

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Schaumburg, Illinois

Schaumburg is a village located mostly in Cook County and partly in DuPage County in northeastern Illinois, United States.

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The scientific community is a diverse network of interacting scientists.

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Simone Gold

Simone Melissa Gold (Tizes) is an American doctor and anti-vaccine activist. Joseph Mercola and Simone Gold are American anti-vaccination activists, American conspiracy theorists and COVID-19 conspiracy theorists.

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Skin cancer

Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin.

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St. Alexius Medical Center (Illinois)

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Substack

Substack is an American online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters.

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Sunscreen

Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, sun lotion or sun cream, is a photoprotective topical product for the skin that helps protect against sunburn and prevent skin cancer.

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The Doctors (talk show)

The Doctors is a daily American syndicated talk show featuring medical advice.

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The Dr. Oz Show

The Dr.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Thiomersal

Thiomersal (INN), or thimerosal (USAN, JAN), also sold under the name merthiolate is an organomercury compound.

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Thiomersal and vaccines

Thiomersal (or thimerosal) is a mercury compound which is used as a preservative in some vaccines.

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Times Square

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.

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University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Vaccination policy

A vaccination policy is a health policy adopted in order to prevent the spread of infectious disease.

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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease.

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Vaccine hesitancy

Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in acceptance, or refusal, of vaccines despite the availability of vaccine services and supporting evidence.

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Vitamin C

Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables.

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Vivek Murthy

Vivek Hallegere Murthy (born July 10, 1977) is a British-American physician and a vice admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.

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Wiley-Blackwell

Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons.

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Wireless device radiation and health

The antennas contained in mobile phones, including smartphones, emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation (non-ionizing "radio waves" such as microwaves); the parts of the head or body nearest to the antenna can absorb this energy and convert it to heat.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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2023 Hawaii wildfires

In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercola

Also known as Dr. Mercola, Dr. Mercola Natural Health Center, Healthy Pets, Joe Mercola, Mercola, Mercola Healthy Pets, Mercola Peak Fitness, Mercola, Joseph, Mercola.com, No-Grain Diet, Optimal Wellness Center, Peak Fitness.

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See also

Alternative medicine activists

Anti-GMO activists

Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine alumni

HIV/AIDS denialists

References