Homeopathy
What may be the most exhaustive review yet of the evidence for homeopathy has come to a very strong conclusion: the treatment doesn't work, and people should stop wasting their time, money, and potentially their health on what amounts to junk science - Julia Belluz
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So, what's the deal with homeopathy?
Homeopathy traces its roots all the way back to ancient Greek medicine. In 400 BCE Hippocrates prescribed a small amount of mandrake root as a cure for mania, based in the theory that “like cures like”—if a lot of mandrake can cause mania, the thinking went, then maybe a little bit can cure it? This became known as the Doctrine of Signatures and served as the foundation for an entirely new medical tradition. But how did an ancient practice see a modern revival? Enter Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann.
Born in 1755 in Meissen, near Dresden, Hahnemann was—in the parlance of the time—super-duper-smart. His father, disdainful of formal education, took him out of school for “thinking…
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Do Homeopathic Remedies Really Work?
The FDA is finally getting on board with the idea that homeopathy is a pre-scientific holdover.
Homeopathic and natural remedies aren’t the same thing—and only one of them is total nonsense
Therapies from nature sometimes work, but diluted dog rabies does not.
Russian Homeopathy, Hiding In Plain Sight
In other words, RADs are simply homeopathy by another name. As I've written many times before, homeopathy is one of the most patently absurd forms of pseudoscience, and although it's been debunked countless times, it remains popular due in part to commercial interests that profit handsomely from selling ineffective but expensive sugar pills.
“It’s just a big illusion”: How homeopathy went from fringe medicine to the grocery aisles
As some lose faith in the factory-like care of conventional medicine, these curious remedies are ascendant.
Homeopathy – Dilute And Heal
Pharmaceutical and herbal medicines both operate under the notion that more is more; whether it's aspirin, Prozac, or Echinacea, the more milligrams per dose, the quicker the cure. Not so in homeopathy. The "law of infinitesimals" states that the more you dilute a drug, the more potent it gets.
Homeopathy, A Brief History
A 19 page strip about homeopathy.
Should physicians and managed care organizations offer homeopathy
Even though homeopathy was “discovered” over 200 years ago by Samuel Hahnemann, back in a time before Avogadro’s number had been determined, for some reason it has managed to live on into the 21st century. It was, in a way, understandable that homeopathy might persist throughout the 19th century.
Americans spend billions on homeopathy. The best evidence says they're wasting their money.
What may be the most exhaustive review yet of the evidence for homeopathy has come to a very strong conclusion: the treatment doesn't work, and people should stop wasting their time, money, and potentially their health on what amounts to junk science.
Dear Prince Charles: an open letter about homeopathy from a chemist
Your recent speech in which you proposed using homeopathy to treat livestock as a solution to the overuse of antibiotics was most interesting. Given that you delivered this to a gathering of international scientists and government officials, you clearly see yourself as qualified to explain the virtues of homeopathy. Therefore would you please oblige me by answering some questions that I have regarding this most controversial of alternative therapies.
Do Homeopathic Remedies Have To Go Through Testing Like Pharmaceuticals?
Homeopathic drugs go through no testing at all because they are nothing but highly distilled water. They are, in fact, a fraud, bunk, hoakum, a waste of time. And I’d be fine with that if they were sold as novelty items with a requisite price.
Gimme Some Sugar: The People Want Homeopathy, But That Doesn’t Mean They Should Get It
Homeopathic principles are couched in a pseudoscientific process of diluting ‘cures’ to the realms of non-existence, based on the thoroughly implausible theory of water holding a ‘memory’. The result is neatly packaged sugar pills.
Health experts find no evidence homeopathy works, again
The statement by the NHMRC is based on a summary of research on homeopathy’s effectiveness for treating health conditions.
Homeopathic Remedies Now Require Disclaimers Saying They’re Not Scientific
The FTC recently announced a policy requiring alternative treatment labels to acknowledge the lack of scientific founding of their claims.
Homeopathy and the Future of Medicine: A Report from the Future
Medical care in the 21st century has become as high-touch as it has become high-tech. Self-care with homeopathic medicines, herbs, good nutrition and nutritional supplements, body therapies, yogic postures, and breathing exercises have become a regular part of most people’s lives.
Homeopathy kills
Homeopathy is the antiscientific belief that infinitely diluted medicine in water can cure various ailments. It’s perhaps the most ridiculous of all “alternative” medicines, since it clearly cannot work, does not work, and has been tested repeatedly and shown to be useless. And for those who ask, “what’s the harm?”, you may direct your question to Thomas Sam and his wife Manju Sam, whose nine-month-old daughter died because of their homeopathic beliefs.
Is Homeopathy Explained by the Placebo Effect?
A Nature commentary blasts homeopathic medicine taught in some British universities as little better than the placebo effect. The commentator may be missing the point.
Is Homeopathy Really As Implausible As It Sounds?
Could it be that the practice of homeopathy is simply untested and unfairly stigmatized, or is it truly implausible?
The FDA and Homeopathy: Can the Agency Bring Medicine Out of the 1700s?
Homeopathic drugs are often diluted to such an extent that not even a single molecule of the supposed active ingredient remains in the product. It is impossible — if we accept modern science — for the “active” ingredients in these drugs to have any effect. In fact, most homeopathic products, if they are properly manufactured, are essentially inert, which helps explain why the FDA has ignored them...
The US government is finally telling people that homeopathy is a sham
Homeopathy is one of the most enduring forms of snake oil available to consumers; it has been duping people since 1814. But the United States government only recently decided to clamp down on these bogus treatments, with a new policy from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC’s policy statement explains that the agency will now ask that the makers of homeopathic drugs present reliable scientific evidence for their health claims if they want to sell them to consumers on the US market.
What Homeopathic Medicine Offers to People with Lead Poisoning and Other Environmental Exposures
W In treating any problem, chronic or acute, a homeopath selects a given medicine based on its ability to cause, in experimental situations, symptoms similar to those the sick person experiences. By complementing and reinforcing the body’s inherent defenses, homeopathic medicines actually work with, not against, the body.
So, what's the deal with homeopathy?
Homeopathy traces its roots all the way back to ancient Greek medicine. In 400 BCE Hippocrates prescribed a small amount of mandrake root as a cure for mania, based in the theory that “like cures like”—if a lot of mandrake can cause mania, the thinking went, then maybe a little bit can cure it?
1,800 Studies Later, Scientists Conclude Homeopathy Doesn’t Work
Perhaps you remember when scientists debunked homeopathy in 2002. Or 2010. Or 2014. But now a major Australian study analyzing over 1,800 papers has shown that homeopathy, the alternative treatment that relies on super-diluted substances and the principle of “like cures like” is completely ineffective.
Hpathy.com
Hpathy.com is the world's leading homeopathy website and is ranked among the top alternative medicine resources globally. It is a community portal developed by homeopathy doctors and homeopaths from all over the world collectively.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is an international journal aimed at improving the understanding and clinical practice of homeopathy by publishing high quality articles on clinical and basic research, clinical audit and evidence-based practice of homeopathy. It also promotes debate and reviews homeopathic literature.
Homeopathy for Mommies
You want to know the best way to care for your family’s health? …and the whys? Homeopathy for Mommies will help to take the fear out of caring for a sick child or ailing spouse. Here, we’ll teach you what to do when there’s been an injury. It needn’t be scary. When you understand how and why something works, then you gain confidence. Health is simple. Good Food, simple remedies, oils, and herbs when needed. It’s only when we complicate the care, that things become overwhelming.
Homeopathy Plus
Latest news, practitioners, online store.
Homeopathy Safe Medicine
Searching for safe medicine. Exposing dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines.
Homeowatch
Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not. When people are healthy, it may not matter what they believe. But when serious illness strikes, false beliefs can lead to disaster. This Web site provides information about homeopathy that is difficult or impossible to find elsewhere. The bottom line is that it is senseless and does not work.
Life Force Homeopathy
Dr. Rajesh Shah’s expert and genuine opinion on over 200 disease conditions, based on his vast experience of over 30 years.
The Homeopathic Coach
Our Goal at The Homeopathic Coach is to facilitate a healthy and harmonious balance in your physical, emotional and psychological being, using Homeopathy, Holistic Counselling and coaching ,or a powerful combination of all three approaches.
Homeopathic Remedies
A key element in treating successfully with homeopathy is selecting the right remedy. It is best to farmiliarize yourself with homeopathic remedies before you need them so you can have a vague idea in mind of what remedy may be called for.
Homeopathy World Community
Creating waves of awareness.
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
The current focus of homoeopathic research is on the evidence-based practices and universally acknowledged parameters, with special emphasis on documentation. The journal is committed to meet the needs of readers and authors, to constantly improve the quality of content and maintain integrity of the academic records.
National Center for Homeopathy
Founded in 1974, the National Center for Homeopathy (NCH) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health through homeopathy by advancing the use and practice of homeopathy. NCH supports education in, awareness of, and increased access to homeopathy.
1-800 Homeopathy
Delivering homeopathic remedies to your door since 1853. Homeopathy is a logical system of medicine with established principles and standards.
American Institute of Homeopathy
Our mission is to promote the science and art of homeopathic medicine, to safeguard the interests of the homeopathic medical profession, to improve the standards of homeopathic medical education, to educate the medical and scientific communities about the scientific basis for homeopathic medicine, and to increase public knowledge and acceptance of homeopathy as a medical specialty.
Australian Homœopathic Association
The Australian Homœopathic Association is the largest and only national association of professional homœopaths in Australia, with branches throughout the country, and is a founding member of the International Council for Homœopathy (ICH).
British Homeopathic Association
The British Homeopathic Association is a registered charity founded in 1902. The principal objects of the charity are to promote and develop the study and practice of homeopathy and to advance education and research in the theory and practice of homeopathy provided that the useful results of such research shall be published.
Canadian Society of Homeopaths
With an emphasis on what binds the profession together, rather than what separates us, the CSH provides a much-needed unified body to speak for all Canadian practitioners and supporters of homeopathy, especially when dealing with governments and the media.
Council for Homeopathic Certification
In 1991, the Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC) was formed in response to a vision for classical homeopathy that helped to assure a united profession of highly trained and certified practitioners.
Faculty of Homeopathy
Founded in 1844, the Faculty of Homeopathy provides internationally recognised training pathways in homeopathy for vets, doctors, dentists, podiatrists and other statutorily regulated healthcare professionals.
Homeopathic Nurses Association
The Homeopathic Nurses Association (HNA) is a professional support organization for nurses all around the world who are interested in or use homeopathy with their family and friends, or are homeopathic practitioners.
Homeopathy Is a Worse Fraud Than Theranos
For lying to and endangering consumers, Theranos' fall was much deserved. Another, comparable industry deserves to share that fate: homeopathy.
North American Society of Homeopaths
The North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH) is dedicated to promoting, representing, and serving as the voice of all PROFESSIONAL homeopaths in North America. NASH aims to develop and uphold the highest level of excellence in homeopathic practice while enhancing the role of the homeopathic profession as an integral part of health care delivery.
Ontario Homeopathic Medical Association
The Ontario Homeopathic Medical Association (OHMA) is an organization that represents a well educated, professional body of homeopathic practitioners who are passionate about elevating the health of their community and of whom provide a safe, effective and professional healthcare to the public.
Society of Homeopaths
The Society of Homeopaths is a professional body whose members are trained to high standards and agree to practise according to a strict code of ethics and practice.
The Homeopathic Medical Association
The Homeopathic Medical Association, established in 1985, represents qualified professional homeopaths and promotes homeopathy and homeopathic education.
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