Homeopathy:
See articles on Homeopathy, Introduction to Homeopathy, its Concepts and Principles.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has taken its first steps to remove unproven homeopathic over-the-counter diet drugs from the consumer market. Seven companies have been warned to discontinue selling human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) due to potential dangerous side effects. The move has the support of The Endocrine Society and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians.
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Results of a new study published in Rheumatology indicate that homeopathy works—and doesn’t work. That is, patients with arthritis who had consultations with a homeopath experienced relief from symptoms regardless of whether they received a remedy or placebo.
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Hyland’s Teething Tablets, manufactured by The Standard Homeopathic Company, is being recalled due to a potentially harmful ingredient called belladonna. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received several reports of serious adverse effects in children related to the over the counter tablets sold on the Internet and in pharmacies and other retail stores
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A new Cochrane review did not find serious side effects relating to the use of homeopathic medicine in patients having orthodox cancer care.
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The Department of Kinesiology in the College of Education at LSU is conducting three clinical trials for Neuragen, a non-prescriptive homeopathic drug used to relieve nerve pain, produced by Origin BioMed Inc.
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Two newly published studies show that the conclusions of a review published in The Lancet about the effectiveness of homeopathy were seriously flawed.
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Homeopathy can play a useful part in the management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) particularly in pre-school age children.
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Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital is receiving NHS referrals for the next eight months before contracts are due to cease.
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There are 400 medical GPs who are regulated by the GMC and are members of the Faculty of Homeopathy, providing an essential service for around 200,000 NHS patients; the homeopathic hospitals provide 55,000 appointments per year.
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Outcomes from a pilot study confirm homeopathy to be a useful treatment option for NHS patients.
