'Dangerous' claims that homeopathic remedies prevent infectious disease under review by feds
As Metro Vancouver contends with a spreading measles outbreak, Health Canada is looking into a handful of B.C. homeopaths who offer an unproven and unapproved treatment they claim can prevent infectious diseases. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Thermography Is Not an Alternative for Mammography, FDA Warns
FDA is alerting women, healthcare providers, and others getting breast cancer screening that thermography is not an effective alternative to mammography and should not be used in place of mammography for breast cancer screening or diagnosis.
The agency said there is no valid scientific data to demonstrate that thermography devices, when used on their own or with another diagnostic test, are an effective screening tool for any medical condition, including the early detection of breast cancer or other diseases and health conditions. Mammography, which involves taking X-rays of the breasts, is the most effective breast cancer...
Source: MDDI - February 25, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Imaging Source Type: news
Why is $350,000 in Canadian aid being used to send homeopaths to Honduras?
Global Affairs Canada is funding a program to send Canadian homeopaths to Honduras, one of Latin America’s poorest and most dangerous countries, to offer unproven treatments for serious infectious disease. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Homeopathy reconsidered: What really helps patients
(Springer) Opinions on homeopathy are, and have always been, highly polarized: Avowed opponents face enthusiastic proponents - and their views are mostly incompatible. A new publication approaching the search for reconciliations of school medicine and homeopathy has been published by Springer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A study tracked cancer patients using crowd funding to pay for homeopathy. The results are troubling
A survey published in The Lancet journal finds 220 cancer patients who turned to GoFundMe to pay for homeopathic treatment which is not based on modern science. At least 28 per cent of those patients died after their fundraising campaigns started. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
A study tracked cancer patients using crowdfunding to pay for homeopathy. The results are troubling
A survey published in The Lancet journal tracked 220 cancer patients who turned to GoFundMe to pay for homeopathic treatment which is not based on modern science. At least 28 per cent of those patients died and research points to an increased risk of death among those who seek alternative treatments. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Crowdfunding Homeopathy for Cancer: A Very American Thing Crowdfunding Homeopathy for Cancer: A Very American Thing
' Crowdfunding ' campaigns for the homeopathic treatment of cancer raise a lot of money and are mostly an American phenomenon.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Woman has a rhinoplasty after a homeopathic balm dissolved her nose
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Kelly, whose surname and age are unknown, had her nose rebuilt from scratch by LA-based celebrity surgeons Dr Terry Dubrow and Dr Paul Nassif. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA: Why You Should Not Use Baby Teething Jewelry Like Bracelets And Necklaces
This certainly is not the first FDA warning about teething products. Remember toxic belladonna in homeopathic remedies and benzocaine in over-the-counter gels, sprays, ointments, solutions and lozenges? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 22, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Safely Soothing Teething Pain and Sensory Needs in Babies and Older Children
Soothing children ’ s gums with prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications, homeopathic remedies or teething jewelry can be dangerous. Consider safer alternatives. (Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates - December 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russian Homeopathy, Hiding In Plain Sight
A Russian company has published dozens of studies promoting the use of " release-active drugs, " or RADs, for an incredibly wide range of diseases. A new report reveals that RADs don ' t actually contain a single molecule of their supposed active ingredients. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 10, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Steven Salzberg, Contributor Source Type: news
Naturopath who treated child with rabid dog saliva solution gives up licence to practise
Anke Zimmermann made headlines around the world in the spring after she claimed she'd used a homeopathic solution called lyssinum to bring a four-year-old with behaviour problems "back into a more human state from a slightly rabid dog state." (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Naturopath who treated child with rabid dog saliva solution gives up licence
Anke Zimmermann, the Victoria naturopath who first drew public attention for treating a child with a homeopathic solution made from rabid dog saliva, has surrendered her licence. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Controversial naturopath gives up licence, says work 'not going to change'
Anke Zimmermann, the Victoria naturopath who drew public attention for treating a child with a homeopathic solution made from rabid dog saliva, has surrendered her licence as a naturopath but will continue to practise as a homeopath. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
More homeopathic products made in N. Carolina recalled
Contamination at a North Carolina-based homeopathic manufacturer has led to further recalls (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
