Government watchdog faces investigation after accrediting homoeopaths who offer a 'cure' for autism
The Professional Standards Authority, who regulate practitioners in the UK, accredited The Society of Homeopaths in April. Some of its members practice Cease therapy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amazon slammed for selling unproven homeopathy remedies
MailOnline found Amazon's UK page listed four different products claiming to be medorrhinum - a remedy prepared from the urethral discharge of a man with gonorrhoea. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guaiacum toxicity: an unusal poisoning - Bhushan D, Agarwal M.
Guaiacum is a homeopathic medicine used for arthritis, syphilis and tonsillitis. Its use as a substance abuse is not properly described in literature. Its excess intake may be life threatening and can damage the vision permanently. © Journal of the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
How to survive the fake news about cancer
The internet is awash with ads for costly but bogus treatments – and claims that scientists are suppressing a cure for the diseaseFor Eileen O ’Sullivan, being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 was the catalyst for a deluge of distinctly unscientific and frequently dangerous advice. An investment manager with a analytical mind, she began seeking information to better understand her potentially life-altering condition. But from the mom ent Eileen starting searching online, misinformation was unavoidable: “This is when all the suggestions start rolling in,” she says. “Before diagnosis, I had never heard of crank...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 14, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Robert Grimes Tags: Science Cancer Health Society Cancer research Medical research Internet Technology Facebook Social networking Media Crowdfunding Source Type: news
France Will End Healthcare Refunds for Homeopathic Drugs France Will End Healthcare Refunds for Homeopathic Drugs
France will end social security reimbursements for homeopathic drugs and the new policy - which has drawn the fire of alternative medicine advocates - will take full effect in 2021, the healthcare minister said on Tuesday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Boiron/homeopathy: diluted earnings
Removing state funding will not immediately dim French affection for the market (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 10, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
France will end healthcare refunds for homeopathic drugs
France will end social security reimbursements for homeopathic drugs and the new policy - which has drawn the fire of alternative medicine advocates - will take full effect in 2021, the healthcare minister said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Six patients are reportedly cured of psoriasis after starting homeopathy
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The striking images were published in a journal and came with details on what remedies patients were given at the Centre For Classical Homeopathy in Bangalore. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR ELLIE CANNON: Prince Charles is wrong - homeopathy is dangerous
Prince Charles was made patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy last week. It is worrying someone so influential is backing this pseudoscience, writes DR ELLIE CANNON. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Homeopathy worked for me...so why not offer it on the NHS
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: The Prince of Wales caused outrage among the scientific community for becoming patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
French health watchdog recommends ending reimbursement for homeopathic drugs
France's health watchdog on Friday recommended that social security stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic drugs, citing insufficient effectiveness. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
'It's anti-science': Scientists attack Prince Charles for becoming the patron of a homeopathy group
The Prince of Wales is a long-time supporter of homeopathy and has used his royal position to try to get it widely accepted.
Despite some homeopaths operating in the UK claiming to cure autism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walmart is SUED for displaying homeopathic medicines in the same aisle as FDA-approved drugs
The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Inquiry, accuses America's biggest retailer of misleading customers into believing homeopathy is regulated and tested by the same standards of accepted medicine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sprayology Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Homeopathic Aqueous-Based Medicines Due to Microbial Contamination
Eight and Company LLC, d/b/a Sprayology is voluntarily recalling all lots within expiry from 10/18-7/22 of its aqueous-based homeopathic product line for human use. All products manufactured by the contract manufacturer, King Bio, have been recalled due to possible microbial contamination. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - June 5, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Can homeopathy help with asthma?
Homeopathy is a popular, traditional remedy for asthma. In this article, we look at the evidence for the safety and effectiveness of homeopathic remedies for asthma. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Asthma Source Type: news
