http://www.skeptics.com.au Investigating pseudo-science and the paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:26:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/uk-government-recommends-public-funds-pulled-from-homeopathy/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/uk-government-recommends-public-funds-pulled-from-homeopathy/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:18:03 +0000 Rachael http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=2423 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 [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/uk-government-recommends-public-funds-pulled-from-homeopathy/feed/ 0