homeopathy

Greetings, I'm currently talking to a homeopathy believer who simply refuse to accept that there's a great majority of studies that show no evidence in favour of homeopathy. Instead she's doing the usual stunt of cherry picking and simply dismiss the claim along with a "sources please". I think...

While on holiday in Austria I noticed a headline about homoeopathy. It said "The End of Homoeopathy is Near" ("Es droht die Ende der Homöopathie") and even though it was not in a serious magazine, but one of those ubiquitous TV magazines with news about the rich and famous, and a horoscope, I...

I couldn't find a placebo-related thread that covered this topic within the last year or so. I thought it would be nice to revitalize the topic to see how people feel about it in 2014. I have some questions and some suppositions. Before I begin, I'd like to define the term based on my...

This makes me sick. A local mother has been arrested in the death of her 7 year old son. The child died from a treatable strep infection, but had never been to a doctor...

Many years back when I was married to a woman who believed in, literally, every conceivable form of alternative medicine, I was cajoled into taking some homeopathic cure for something I had (the flu, I believe). They tasted like what I remember candy cigarettes tasting like. I should have gone...

My wife recently received a cortisone injection in her shoulder. She has tried this a number of times, but it has always been very painful, and she is allergic to most painkillers. This doctor told her that he would give it to her anyway, but she would not feel a thing because he would use a...

As usual I'm trawling through papers which homeopaths claim support their position. I've come across this one: Linde, K., Jonas, W.B., Melchart, D., Worku, F,. Wagner, H., and Eitel, F., (1994) Critical review and meta-analysis of serial agitated dilutions in experimental toxicology Human...

I'm curious about the process a homeopathic pill maker uses to go from water to sugar pill--anyone know?

http://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-over-potentially-misleading-vaccine-claims :thumbsup:

Apologies if already posted but some excellent news. Publicity for a wishy washy entry regarding Homeopathy on the NHS Choices website caused a stink and has led to a re-wording. A victory for evidence. Seems the pressure is building in the U.K. following the comments recently by the Chief...

It looks like the Oz show will be having a special focus on homeopathy. http://www.homeopathyworldcommunity.com/forum/topics/monday-january-28-2013-dr-oz-and-homeopathy "Your NCH team has been hard at work seeking ways to promote homeopathy to the nation - with success!!! Last week we worked...

Following a resolution proposed by the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is due to make its position clear on homeopathy any day now. You can read the CVMA’s proposed resolution (3) via this link...

"A Henderson doctor combines chiropractic and neurology to treat just about anything" http://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/news/henderson-doctor-combines-chiropractic-and-neurology-treat-just-about-anything.html This article is nothing more than advertising for a practitioner of so-called...

Is there any info about this challenge? It relates to some experiments conducted by Charles Darwin, published in his 1875 book Insectivorous Plants (see Chapter 7 on pp.136-173), that a number of homoeopaths have touted as evidence for homoeopathy. There is no mention of serial dilution or...

From http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/jamaica_news/620127.html Vidatox 30CH appears to be a scorpion venom homeopathic preparation using a 30C Hanemanian (sp?) dilution (a 10 to the power of 60 fold dilution, in other words). I see it's been mentioned here on JREF but I have...

Anyone in the area want to respond to this? http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/OurOrganisation/Consultations/Current/Homeopathy/Pages/default.aspx

You couldn’t make it up. It's taken the US drug regulator to show up the apparent failings of the UK drug regulator (not that homeopathy is a drug): http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2012/08/fda-raises-serious-concerns-about-uks-nelsons-homeopathics.html More...

Simon Singh retweeted this link today/last night: http://www.todaysxm.com/2012/07/06/opinion-homeopathy/ Provisional "Yay" for the Netherlands! However, I can't find any other mention of this on the intywebs. Anyone want to show up my weak Google-fu?

I’ve created this thread as a useful resource for countering homeopaths’ unabating assertions that the report is “proof that homeopathy works”.

Hi. I need some 'scientific' COUNTER-ARGUMENTS and/or 'logical arguments' for certain claims homeopaths make. These claims are a bit harder for me to debunk, and I haven't really come upon a decent counter-argument. I'm very skeptical on those claims, and to be fair, I also ask for...

A 'clinic' in my town just introduced this product. Homeopathic mosquito repellent, in pill form. I just don't know what to say... http://www.mozi-q.com/

Has anyone seen those Nasal Ease commercials? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp_ezGGsys0

Source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/apr/03/homeopathy-why-i-changed-my-mind Edited, breach of rule 4.

:popcorn6 Woopie! :wave1:wave1 :wave1:wave1

Under its Red Tape Challenge, the UK Government is asking for views on the current statutory regulation of homeopathic and herbal products. The Nightingale Collaboration will be responding to the Red Tape Challenge and would appreciate the views of its supporters. Please help it by completing...

I've been lurking for a while, but I was finally inspired to register and post... I handle regulatory compliance for products at a chemical company in Western New York State. We recently got our first product certified by the Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI), which got me on the...

Yes. http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/03/23/149139145/is-homeopathy-a-sham?ps=cprs

I was in Walgreen's picking up some guaifenesin. Right next to it was Walgreen's... preparation that you should "compare to Cold Eeze". So I did. I guess clinical proof can come from anything, but it seems like pushing the legal envelope as far as comparing itself to actual medication.

Woke up to good news this morning, it seems that Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council is challenging the use of homeopathy in medicine on grounds of efficacy: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/alternative-medicine-crackdown-20120313-1uyiw.html Unfortunately, I...

I am after a copy or a link to this study: Phlebology (The Royal Society of Medicine Press, UK) “Complementary Treatment of Varicose Veins: A Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial” E. Ernst, T. Saradeth, K.L. Resch, 1990, 157-163. I asked Prof. Edzard Ernst about it and he...