Information and reviews in natural and alternative medicine
Friday, September 10, 2010
Posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for natural alternative medicine on March 8, 2010
The accident happened in early March in Reading, but its circumstances could be repeated at any time, anywhere from Penzance to Purley. Pakistani national Shehzad Akbar, 33, made the national news after ploughing his taxi into a tree. He was nearing the end of a 14-hour night shift and had fallen asleep at the wheel. He died shortly afterwards.Posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for natural alternative medicine on February 22, 2010
Homeopathic medicine should no longer be funded on the NHS, MPs said today.Posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for natural alternative medicine on February 15, 2010
The recent country-wide demonstrations against homeopathy, in which sceptics staged mass "overdoses" of homeopathic remedies, illustrated the bitter divide between those who believe in this complementary medicine and critics who dismiss it as quackery. Homeopathic practitioners argue that their remedies are effective, despite overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary. And sceptics ...Posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for natural alternative medicine on February 12, 2010
A civil servant allegedly made ill by Chinese herbal pills was told they were as safe as Coca-Cola when she voiced concerns about them, she told a court today.Posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for natural alternative medicine on February 9, 2010
Most of Dominic Lawson's comments on homeopathy (9 February) were spot-on, but he fails to understand the power of the placebo, which is far more complex than mere "gullibility". While it does seem immoral for companies to be making money from people's scientific ignorance, there is perhaps a case for maintaining the availability of such "treatments" on the NHS.
