Dr. Dennis Howard Harris (born March, 1938, in

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) is a

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known for selling

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remedies. Harris has developed and marketed several products, including one that was the subject of a 2003

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complaint resulting in an order essentially banning his company and its officers from making health claims not backed by scientific evidence.

Biography

In 1963, Harris received his degree from

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.Medical Board of Ohio
/ref> After residency-training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Ohio State University and Southwestern Medical School,

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, Harris moved to

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, to begin private practice. In 1968, Harris established the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital in 1968 and later established the Southwest Pain Control Program.

Alternative medicine

Harris has been involved with several alternative medicine products and markets them nationally on

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commercials and

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s. Harris was the subject of a Federal Trade Commission complaint, closed on July 29, 2003 with an order essentially banning his company and its officers from making health claims not backed by scientific evidence. In the complaint the claims and actions of Harris, associates, and the company that produced and marketed the Dr Harris’ Original Snore Formula constituted "unfair or deceptive acts or practices", including the creation of "false advertisements", in violation of the

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References

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