B.C. health official voices 'grave concerns' after child given homeopathic remedy using rabid-dog saliva
A B.C. naturopath’s claim that she treated a small child’s behaviour problems with a homeopathic remedy derived from rabid dog saliva has prompted a letter to the federal government from the province’s senior public health official. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

Homeopathy cancer paper pulled after authors were arrested
The authors, father-and-son team Ashim and Aradeep Chatterjee of India, said their mix, diluting scabies pus a million times, treats stomach, pancreatic and liver cancers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NHS-funded homeopathy dwindles with end of London hospital scripts
The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM) will cease to provide homeopathy treatments on the NHS from next month, it has been revealed. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - March 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NHS homeopathy ending in London
The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine will stop NHS homeopathy in April. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Georgian College cancels diploma in homeopathy
Georgian College says it is cancelling a controversial advanced diploma program in homeopathy, which has been criticized by doctors and scientists as "pseudoscience." (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Kay Mellor answers our health quiz
Actress and scriptwriter of new hit show Girlfriends, Kay Mellor OBE, 66 answers our health quiz questions, detailing her depression, homeopathy, and love of chocolate and sweets. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Controversial homeopathic treatments could treat vitiligo
Researchers at the Centre for Classical Homeopathy in Bangalore led the trial of the alternative complementary medicine, which is taken by 200 million people worldwide. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Could homeopathy treat vitiligo?
Researchers at the Centre for Classical Homeopathy in Bangalore led the trial of the alternative complementary medicine, which is taken by 200 million people worldwide. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prince Charles under fire for 'preaching homeopathy'
A new book says Prince Charles ’s backing is ‘immoral’ while Boots is ‘contemptible’ for ‘ripping off’ customers by selling homeopathic remedies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA Proposes New Approach to Regulating Homeopathic Drugs
The FDA has proposed new draft guidance for a risk-based enforcement approach to regulating drug products labeled as homeopathic. The agency plans to prioritize enforcement and regulatory actions for unapproved homeopathic drug products that have the greatest potential risk for consumers. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 8, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Senate Democrats and more than 300 public health groups call on Trump officials to reverse HHS language restrictions
In two separate letters Thursday, a group of Senate Democrats and more than 300 public health organizations called on top Trump administration officials to lift any restrictions on how Health and Human Services employees communicate in official documents. The missives come in the wake of reports by The Washington Post that budget writers at the […]Related:FDA approves first gene therapy for an inherited diseaseDebate erupts within HHS about ‘words to avoid’ such as ‘vulnerable,’ ‘diversity’ and ‘entitlement’FDA takes more aggressive stance toward homeopathic drugs (Sour...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Senate Democrats and more than 300 public-health groups call on Trump officials to reverse HHS language restrictions
In two letters Thursday, a group of Senate Democrats and more than 300 public-health organizations called on top Trump administration officials to lift any restrictions on how Health and Human Services employees communicate in official documents. The missives come in the wake of reports by The Washington Post that budget writers at the Centers for […]Related:FDA approves first gene therapy for an inherited diseaseDebate erupts within HHS about ‘words to avoid’ such as ‘vulnerable,’ ‘diversity’ and ‘entitlement’FDA takes more aggressive stance toward homeopathic drugs (S...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA Proposes New Policy to Target Certain Homeopathic Drugs
On December 18, 2017 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new proposed policy targeting unapproved drug products labeled as homeopathic that have the greatest potential to cause risk to patients. According to the FDA ’s Web site, the new approach aims to protect consumers who choose to use homeopathic products, by updating the FDA’s existing policy to better address situations where homeopathic treatments are being marketed for serious diseases and/or conditions but where the products have not been shown to offer clinical benefits. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - December 19, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news

FDA takes on homeopathic drugs with potential safety risks
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to go after homeopathic remedies that are unsafe for consumers and offer unproven benefits in the treatment of serious illnesses, such as cancer and asthma, the agency announced Monday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FDA approves first gene therapy for an inherited disease
In a historic move, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a pioneering gene therapy for a rare form of childhood blindness, the first such treatment cleared in the United States for an inherited disease. The approval signals a new era for the gene therapy field, which struggled for decades to overcome devastating setbacks […]Related:Debate erupts within HHS about ‘words to avoid’ such as ‘vulnerable,’ ‘diversity’ and ‘entitlement’FDA takes more aggressive stance toward homeopathic drugsHe was a renowned surgeon — until a doctor found his initials burned...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news