Junk Science: What You Know That May Not Be So
Brief Synopsis
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John Stossel examines "junk science" -- claims and warnings that are supposedly authenticated and based on science, but may really be distorted and incorrect. Some of the topics explored include: Vitamin C's alleged power to ward off the common cold; exaggerated levels of iron in spinach; two Utah s
Cast & Crew
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Roger Goodman
Director
John Stossel
Host
Terrance Blank
Videotape Editor
Gary Boyarsky
Technical Director
Ray Conley
Special Segment Editor
Patricia Dauer
Special Segment Writer
Film Details
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC News
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
John Stossel examines "junk science" -- claims and warnings that are supposedly authenticated and based on science, but may really be distorted and incorrect. Some of the topics explored include: Vitamin C's alleged power to ward off the common cold; exaggerated levels of iron in spinach; two Utah scientists whose work on cold fusion was ultimately discredited; the future of crack babies; the claim that breast implants cause connective tissue disease; and the clean-up of the chemical dioxin in two very different communities.
Director
Roger Goodman
Director
Cast
John Stossel
Host
Crew
Terrance Blank
Videotape Editor
Gary Boyarsky
Technical Director
Ray Conley
Special Segment Editor
Patricia Dauer
Special Segment Writer
Bill Davis
Videotape Editor
Marc Dorian
Producer
Brian Ellis
Producer
Barry Gingold
Special Segment Editor
Allison Craiglow Hockenberry
Producer
Peter Mitchell
Videotape Editor
Victor Neufeld
Executive Producer
Siobhan Nolan
Associate Producer
Susan Pomerantz
Special Segment Producer
David Sloan
Senior Producer
Deborah Stone
Associate Producer
Steve Trevisan
Videotape Editor
Pamela Troutman
Associate Producer
Henry Zimmer
Special Segment Editor
Film Details
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC News
Technical Specs
Duration
60m