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Continue reading "In the patient’s interest – An interview with Prof. Dr Lars Bräuer"
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Continue reading "Corona, Krankenkassen und Homöopathie – Nichts ist immer noch zu teuer!"
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Continue readingA Journey to the Past in German TV - and a Critical Answer
Continue readingThe Spanish online newspaper eldiario.es about homeopathy criticism in Germany
Continue reading "The “Suppressed First Report” of the NHMRC – Source of “Encouraging Evidence”?"
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Continue readingSpanish doctors withdraw credit from homeopathy
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Continue reading "Does homeopathy work? – A guest contribution by Abhijit Chanda (berationable.com)"
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Continue reading "Homeopathy Declaration 2019 – The INH takes a Stand"
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We had reported that on 22 June this year, the Madrid Medical Association, de facto the supreme medical association of Spain, issued a very clear declaration against the use of homeopathy in medical practice and referred to the medical obligations …
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Continue reading "Infinite Stories – once again to the Australian NHMRC’s 2015 review on homeopathy"
Scientific Reports, quite a medical journal of good reputation, published on 10.09.2018 a paper entitled "Ultra-diluted Toxicodendron pubescens attenuates pro-inflammatory cytokines and ROS- mediated neuropathic pain [1] in rats". The paper concludes that homeopathic high potencies based on Rhus toxicondendron (poison …
Continue reading "Homeopathic study: The legend of the five times eight rats"
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The discussion about alternative medical methods in the health system, especially homeopathy, has quickly and apparently sustaining gained momentum in France. We reported on the request of the National Council of the Medical Chamber of 22 March this year that …
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A clear message from the French medical profession On Thursday 12 April 2018, French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn made a brief statement on French television on the question of the reimbursement of homeopathy costs by public health care. She is …
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Continue readingA dialogue and its end - (no) discussion about homeopathy...
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In the context of the discussion on the reimbursement of homeopathy by statutory health insurance funds, the CEO of SBK drew attention to himself on Twitter with the "argument" that the small amount spent on homeopathy in his company was …
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"There is no scientific evidence that homeopathy works." It is evident that homeopathy associations are dealing with critical arguments more intensively than before, e.g. with the work of the Information Network on Homeopathy (INH), a Germany-based team of doctors, pharmacists and …
Continue reading "Criticism on criticism on Homeopathy #1: “There is no evidence”"
The second part of our series about the "homeopathic criticism on criticism on homeopathy" covers why critics conclude that there is no reliable evidence for the efficacy of homeopathy beyond placebo. „There is not a single good quality trial showing …
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“Scientists claim that homeopathy is not possible” ... states the Homeopathy Research Institute as allegedly supposed dictum of critics on homeopathy. The third part of our series about homeopathic criticism on criticism of homeopathy deals with the Homeopathy Research Institute's …
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"There's nothing in it - They're just sugar pills!" ... is the next thesis from homeopathic criticism to which the Homeopathy Research Institute dedicates the fourth part of its thirteen-part series in order to refute it. The HRI refers to …
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We have reported on the verdict of the Advisory Committee of the Scientific Academies of the European Community on Homeopathy and reactions to it. As expected, the German Central Association of Homeopathic Physicians has also commented on the EASAC statement …
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Continue readingEurope-wide reactions to the EASAC statement - Natalie Grams at 20min.fr
Homeopathy online, the online portal of the German Central Association of Homeopathic Physicians, titled on 27 September 2017 : "Interview: How a positive homeopathy study turned into a negative one". Under this heading, an interview is published with the head …
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Continue readingOn homeopathy cost studies: Nothing is always too expensive
If the doctor tells you that he has diagnosed cancer, then this is an incisive event for everyone. What to do now? Conventional treatment, i.e. chemotherapy, radiation, surgery or hormone therapy, depending on the severity and stage of the disease? …
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Happy without globules! - A guest contribution by Miriam Weissberg, Midwife Dear becoming and become parents! I am a midwife with heart and soul, deeply convinced that homeopathy has no use whatsoever that would make it worthwhile to spend money …
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Under the flag "Homeopathy for refugees in Germany" the "Homeopaths Without Borders" together with the initiative "Homeopathy in Action" advertise a nationwide network of homeopathy offers for the "treatment of refugees". Again and again, related "offers" appear in refugee aid …
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The good conversation between patient and doctor is an essential part of the anamnesis, diagnostics and above all the therapy. Mutual trust between patient and doctor is of decisive importance. Often one hears of a general patients' unsatisfaction regarding the …
Malpractice or systemic risk? In Italy, a child died recently because his parents and the doctor who treated him only relied on homeopathy. The German Central Association of Homeopathic Physicians sees here a "medical malpractice", thus the "famous" regrettable individual …
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Continue readingGerman Association of Homeopathic Doctors vs. Russian Academies of Science
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Continue reading"Homeopathy is Pseudoscience" - Memorandum of the Russian Academy of Sciences
A bad day for homeopathy: On November 15, 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its statement that in future, over-the-counter homeopathic remedies will have to be labelled as the product's efficacy is not proven - unless, of course, …
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In a current publication, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich is promoting a series of events (lecture series) in the winter semester 2016/17 on the subject of "Homeopathy: From Theory to Practice - With Practical Examples and Patient Presentations". As a glance …
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„Es wäre gut, wenn in der Medizin gar keine Lücke entstünde, in der sich die Patienten auf die Suche nach "Alternativen" machen müssen.“ - Dr. Natalie Grams Aus aktuellem Anlass Aktuell tobt ein Streit um das Heilpraktikerwesen im deutschen Gesundheitssystem. …
Continue reading "Rechte und Pflichten von Heilpraktikern – ein Debattenbeitrag aus Sicht des INH"
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You can find the original article by Dr. Steven Novella under: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-it-worked-for-me-gambit/
Samuel Hahnemann was born on 10 April 1755 Placebo and nocebo effects are not only found in medicine. These effects accompany us in daily life always and everywhere and are not bad in themselves. The ambience of a restaurant makes …
"For me, medicine covers not only science, but also art of healing. Only both together emerge good medicine. Unfortunately, conventional doctors often lack the art. And alternative medicine often lacks science. Both of these are bad, because none of them …
Continue reading "Scientific medicine and homeopathy – why they can’t work together"
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Continue readingAbout pharmacy obligation and Latin names of homeopathic remedies
About Homeopathy and Physics One of the most prominent advocates of homeopathy, Prof. Dr. Dr. Harald Walach, former head of the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences (IntraG) at the University of Frankfurt/Oder, explains: "In my opinion, homeopathy is simply very …
What makes common sense? As a university teacher, I try to teach my students one thing above all else: common sense. By this I mean the willingness and ability to adhere to simple reasoning principles when thinking, e.g. the principle …
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"He who heals is right." Really? This apparent simple phrase, widely accepted as true, is full of pitfalls when looked at more closely. In fact, doctor and patient only believe they see a "cure" or at least an "improvement". This …
Continue reading "Science and scientific studies in medicine and pseudo-medicine"
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Continue readingDoes homeopathy need a unique position in the Medicines Act?