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NCH Details The Extraordinary Safety Record Of Homeopathy

The National Center for Homeopathy (NCH) has once again been leading the fight to protect homeopathy from attacks. The FDA this week sent a Warning Letter to the makers of the over-the-counter drug Zicam over concerns the drug may effect the sense of smell in those who use it.  Zicam contains a 1X  solution of zinc gluconate along with many other... [Read more of this review]

Homeopathic Pharmacists Association Highlights the Extraordinary Safety Record of Homeopathic Medicines

Media Contact: Mark Land AAHP President 610-325-8330 mark.land@boiron.com Homeopathic Pharmacists Association Highlights the Extraordinary Safety Record of Homeopathic Medicines Santa Rosa, Calif., June 19, 2009—The American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists (AAHP) acknowledges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) action to protect... [Read more of this review]

Hospitals offer alternative therapies

An American Hospital Association survey shows that hospitals in the U.S. are providing more complementary and alternative therapies in addition to conventional services. More than 37% of hospitals responding to the survey offer one or more alternative therapies, compared with 26.5% in 2005. Complementary and alternative therapies offered include... [Read more of this review]

Flaws in Lancet anti-homeopathy study identified

Background: A “meta-analysis” of selected studies of homeopathy’s effectiveness published in the British medical journal The Lancet in August 2005 concluded that any effect from homeopathy was comparable to the placebo effect. The article dealt an enormous blow to homeopathy in Britain and around the world, as it has been cited as justification... [Read more of this review]

Study compiles data on quality of life with homeopathy

An observational study of five homeopathic hospitals in England found that “up to three quarters of patients treated with homoeopathic remedies report an improvement in quality of life.” Published in the journal Homeopathy 2008;97:114, the report describes information gathered from 51 doctors about 1,797 patients. After six visits to a homeopath,... [Read more of this review]

Nonprofit plans homeopathic care for trauma survivors

The Birmingham (England) Alliance of Homeopaths (BAH) will begin a six-month pilot project in January 2009, offering homeopathic care to “people in the support services suffering from emotional trauma.” Doctors, nurses, police, firefighters, and military personnel are among those BAH intends to serve. A founding member of BAH, Anne Gorham, learned... [Read more of this review]

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