Tag Archives: homeopathy
Homeopaths offer cures for whooping cough
With many parts of Australia in the grips of a whooping cough epidemic, homeopaths are making claims they can cure or treat the illness. An article from Adelaide Now describes homeopathic remedies including belladonna and phosphorus are being recommended for whooping cough. The article incorrectly describes homeopathic remedies as “herbal” which is a common misconception, given that … Read on »
UK Government committee recommends public funds pulled from homeopathy
Sugar pills are placebo Report concludes UK National Health Service should cease funding homeopathy Recommend no further clinical trials of homeopathy. Evidence shows homeopathy doesn’t work. Explanations for why homeopathy works are “scientifically implausible.” Committee views homeopathy as placebo. In a stunning move announced this evening Australian time, members of parliament in the UK have recommended that homeopathy be removed from the National Health Service (NHS). The committee … Read on »
Action taken against Homeopathy websites for misleading advertising
Two websites run by Homeopathy Plus! have been ordered to remove misleading and unverified information pertaining to homeopathic immunisation and flu treatment, following a ruling by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. The rulings were passed down in response to a complaint made by Dr Ken Harvey of the LaTrobe School of Public Health in Melbourne. Dr Harvey objected … Read on »
What really gets taught in homeopathy school
Three years ago, David Colquhoun, Professor of Pharmacology at University College London and blogger at Improbable Science, requested course information from the University of Central Lancashire, UK about the contents of their homeopathy classes. His request was denied by the University, but this was recently overturned by the Information Commissioner who ruled that the reasons … Read on »
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