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=== Alternative therapy suppression{{anchor|Traditional.2C_natural_and_alternative_medicines}} ===
A 2013 study approved by the [[University of Chicago]] suggested that almost half of Americans believe at least one medical conspiracy theory, with 37% believing that the [[Food and Drug Administration]] deliberately suppresses 'natural' cures due to influence from the pharmaceutical industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/19/291405689/half-of-americans-believe-in-medical-conspiracy-theories|title=Half of Americans Believe in Medical Conspiracy Theories|date=19 March 2014|publisher=NPR|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107041515/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/19/291405689/half-of-americans-believe-in-medical-conspiracy-theories|archive-date=7 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> A prominent proponent of comparable conspiracy theories has been convicted fraudster [[Kevin Trudeau]].<ref name="Scientific American 2006">{{cite web | title=Cures and Cons | website=Scientific American | date=1 March 2006 | url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cures-and-cons/ | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>
=== Artificial diseases ===
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