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A dialogue and its end – (no) discussion about homeopathy…
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Alternative practitioners on pharmacy-only obligation and labelling of homeopathic remedies – a statement of the INH
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Open letter of the INH to the Siemens health insurance company (SBK)
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 …
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Criticism on criticism on Homeopathy #1: “There is no evidence”
"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 …
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Criticism on criticism on Homeopathy #2: “Missing positive trials”
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 …
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Criticism on criticism on homeopathy #3 – “Homeopathy is impossible”
“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 …
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Criticism on criticism on homeopathy – #4: “They’re just sugar pills!”
"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 …
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German Homeopathic Doctors on EASAC Statement: An Answer from the INH
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 …
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“High dilution research” – relevance or not?
The Information Network Homeopathy recently received a question as to why there was no discussion of ultra-high dilution research in its publications. What exactly is this about? It is about research on dilutions above the …
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Negative Fälle: In die Psychose getrieben
Peter. 44 Jahre, berichtet: Ich bin seit Jahren aufgrund einer psychischen Erkrankung in Behandlung. Um genau zu sein, leide ich an einer Form von Schizophrenie, einer schweren psychischen Erkrankung. Ich bin in der Hoffnung dorthin …
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Negative Fälle: Autoimmunerkrankung, die fast zum Tode führte
Helmut, 57 Jahre, berichtet: Im Jahr 2002 wurde in der zweiten Jahreshälfte eine kleine Hautreizung/Entzündung entdeckt. Diese war am Rücken und sah zunächst nach einem entzündeten Pickel aus, also harmlos. Im Laufe der Zeit wurde …
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Europe-wide reactions to the EASAC statement – Natalie Grams at 20min.fr
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Open letter of the INH to the interview with Dr. Tournier (HRI) on “Homöopathie online”.
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 …
On homeopathy cost studies: Nothing is always too expensive
The homeopathy advocates and also the health insurers who have included reimbursements for homeopathy in their statutory benefits like to claim that the use of homeopathy shows a cost advantage over science-based remedies and methods. …
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Study uncovers: With alternative medicine many cancer patients die earlier than necessary!
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 …
No Side Effects vs Homeopathic Drug Testing – what’s wrong?
Another point on which homeopathy is contradictory: either homeopathic remedies cannot have side effects, or homeopathic drug testing cannot work. If you ask a homeopath how one knows which remedy to use and when, he …
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Homeopathy – material or immaterial?
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Naturalness reconsidered – Why babies don’t need globules
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 …
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Homeopathy as “refugee aid” – a medical and ethical problem!
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 …
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Conversation in medicine
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 …
Arnica for minor injuries
A popular remedy - a closer look Minor injuries with swelling ("bumps") are often treated with arnica (e.g. in small children after they have fallen and a "bruise" forms, sometimes even prophylactically in athletes). The …
Dead child in Italy: Homeopathic doctors association sees “individual medical malpractice”
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", …
Nocebo – what’s that again?
On this page you will find various information about the placebo effect, which explain that it is effective with any kind of attention - and therefore, of course, even more so with medical interventions. Furthermore, …
What is the Placebo effect and what are Context effects?
Let us first clarify what is meant by the term "placebo". Here we would like to limit ourselves to placebos as drugs (yes, there are a lot of placebos that have nothing to do with …
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INH’s statement on NHMRC
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Negative Fälle – Fast Baby verloren
Maria, 35 Jahre, berichtet: Während meiner Schwangerschaft wollte ich mich möglichst wenig mit normalen Medikamenten belasten, weil ich immer wieder gehört hatte, dass dies für das Baby im Bauch nicht gut sein sollte. Ich war …
Glasses, dentures and homeopathy – The role of German statutory health insurances
This text describes the legal situation under which health insurance companies in Germany are legally allowed to reimburse costs for homeopathy. Due to the very specific German factual and legal situation, we refrain from a …
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Open letter of the information network homeopathy to the statutory health insurance “Die Techniker” (TK)
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Happened afterwards, but not because of it
The "Cum hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy of homeopathic drug testing "Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc" means "with this, therefore because of this" and, as a fallacy, is to be understood in such a way …
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German Association of Homeopathic Doctors vs. Russian Academies of Science
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Placebo by proxy – what does that mean?
The placebo effect in children - even infants - and animals does not even exist, we hear again and again. But that's not true. It is present and is called "placebo-by-proxy". This has been proven …
Open letter to the German Federal Ministry of Health on the patronage of the World Congress of Homoeopathic Physicians 2017 by State Secretary A. Widmann-Mauz
“Homeopathy is Pseudoscience” – Memorandum of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Ther Geman version of this article is the translation of die entitled memorandum of the Russion Academy of Sciences. The Abstract of the memorandum is in English available here.
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Is mighty “BigPharma” suppressing Homeopathy…?
... ...and are homeopathy critics willing servants of the pharmaceutical industry? Mention this! Both are ineradicable narratives that we encounter daily. Behind this idea are assumptions that have simply nothing to do with reality. And …
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Objection: Homeopathy is Ancient Wisdom!
"Old knowledge is just - old." When it comes to alternative, complementary and holistic healing methods or even herbs, people like to argue with "old knowledge". But what does that mean? Out of a conglomeration …
Homeopathy toothpaste – why that?
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On the developments in the USA and the demands of the FTC
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 …
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Open letter of the INH and the science advice of the GWUP to the “Lecture Series Homeopathy” of the Munich University
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 …
Homeopathic Remedies for Teething Problems
Tooth eruption (dentition) begins in most babies in the 6th month of life and is a painful process. Before a tooth reaches the light of the oral cavity, it first has to fight its way …
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On the homeopathy dispute on Wikipedia
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Minister defends the protective fence for homeopathy – INH in response to the Open Letter to the Ministry of Health (2016)
A brief overview of the life of Samuel Hahnemann, the inventor of homeopathy
In 1755 a devastating earthquake destroyed Lisbon, the British-French war over North America raged and on 10 April Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was born in Meissen (Triebischvorstadt) as the third child of the porcelain painter …
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But health insurance companies wouldn’t pay for ineffective drugs!
(This contribution describes the legal situation in Germany which currently applies to the reimbursement of homeopathy by the statutory health insurance.) Unfortunately the health insurances do this indeed, even if one hardly considers it possible. …
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Rechte und Pflichten von Heilpraktikern – ein Debattenbeitrag aus Sicht des INH
„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 …
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Objection: But homeopathy and naturopathy are identical!
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What about Schuessler Salts?
Are Schuessler Salts Homeopathy? The so-called "Schuessler salts" are often equated or confused with homeopathy. However, they do not go back to Hahnemann, but to the Oldenburg physician Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler (1821 to 1898). Biographical …
Objection: Homeopathy is especially suitable for self-treatment!
Really? In the pharmacy all kinds of homeopathic globules are available for sale -over the counter. They are also strongly promoted by the manufacturers with the attributes "gentle and natural". Above all, "simple and side-effect-free" …
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Objection: Potentiated means stronger!?!
Water lilies grow on a lake and their surface area increases tenfold every day. After nine days the lake is completely overgrown. How much of its surface is covered after eight days? (Solution at the …
But homeopathy is a holistic method, in contrast to “orthodox medicine”! – Isn’t it?
Homeopathy "holistic"? We don't guess! The alleged holistic nature of the homeopathic method is one of the most popular "pro-arguments", you read and hear it everywhere. What is the truth? Let us get straight to …
What are Bach Flower Remedies anyway?
About the inventor Edward Bach was a doctor from Birmingham, England, who studied medicine at the University College Hospital in London and graduated from Cambridge. Before he began his studies, however, he worked in the …
Objection: But animal homeopathy still works!
Animal homeopathy is widespread and highly praised. At Google the term achieves nearly 65.000 hits (retrieved 13.04.2021). But it is a building that was first constructed by Hahnemann's successors. There is only a short text …
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Objection: Globules are much better than antibiotics anyway!
"Antibiotics versus globules - really? "I'd rather take globules than antibiotics." "Doctors prescribe way too much antibiotics randomly." "If I take too much of it, I'll be resistant in later diseases." These sentences can be …
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Globules are natural and plant-based – really?
Another common misconception about homeopathy Many people assume that homeopathic remedies are made from herbal substances. But if you look at the long "drug lists" of homeopathic manufacturers, it quickly becomes clear that homeopathy and …
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Objection: Theoretically bumble bees can’t fly either!
"According to the known laws of aerodynamics, a bumblebee cannot fly. The bumblebee knows nothing about aerodynamics - and still flies"... ...and therefore, as the argument is intended to express, science is also not suited …
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Objection: Mobile phones also function immaterially during data transmission!
Homeopathic remedies in medium and high potencies do not contain any or no significant amounts of the remedy indicated on the packaging. Some advocates of homeopathy say that it is an antiquated view of the …
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Objection: CDs also store information!
Has storing music on a CD really anything to do with homeopathy? Proponents of homeopathy often point out that chemical analysis cannot determine whether a CD is recorded or not, or what is stored on …
Hahnemann’s Organon – Fundamental Work of Homeopathy
A book from the beginning of the 19th century - a Bible of today's "medicine"? The Organon can justifiably be called the Bible of homeopaths. It was first published in 1810 by the inventor of …
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Declaration of the INH on the publication of WissHom: “The current state of research on homeopathy”
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Homoeopathy in Switzerland – the background to its reimbursement by the health insurance funds
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Prinz Charles und die Homöopathie (United Kingdom)
Es dürfte wohl wenige Familien geben, deren Leben in der Öffentlichkeit besser dokumentiert ist als das der Windsors. Wobei wir die Familien Kennedy und Grimaldi einmal außen vor lassen. Dies natürlich vor allem durch die …
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Homeopathy helps – as a ritual
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Was hinter einer “positiven Studie” von Homöopathen steckt – ein Beispiel
Der nachstehende Beitrag erhellt exemplarisch, was sich so manches Mal hinter Veröffentlichungen der homöopathischen Szene verbirgt. Auf seiner Facebook-Seite hatte der DZVhÄ (Deutscher Zentralverein homöopathischer Ärzte) am 14. April 2016 um 13.37 Uhr einen Artikel …
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The “But homeopathy did help me!” fallacy
You can find the original article by Dr. Steven Novella under: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-it-worked-for-me-gambit/
Warum ich meinen Kindern keine Globuli gebe
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Negative Fälle – Hörschäden nach Mittelohrentzündung
Michael, 18 Jahre, berichtet: Meine Eltern waren damals auf dem Homöopathie-Trip und ließen meine wiederkehrenden Mittelohrentzündungen (MOE) nicht etwa antibiotisch behandeln, sondern homöopathisch. Ich war damals im typischen Alter für MOE, zwischen drei und fünf …
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Homeopathy: Individuality vs. Confusion of Symptoms
Individuality... ? The "individual" homeopathy - is it really that? Homeopathy is said to be a very individual therapy. Even the smallest differences between two patients can cause them to be administered different remedies, even …
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The Placebo Business
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 …
Scientific medicine and homeopathy – why they can’t work together
"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 …
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Negative Fälle – Qualvoll an Knochenkrebs verstorben
Christine, 21 Jahre, Bericht aus einem Darmstädter Hospiz: Als Christine aus einer "Fachklinik für integrative Onkologie" in unser Hospiz verlegt wurde, litt sie bereits seit drei Jahren an dem bösartigen Knochenkrebs "Osteosarkom". Der Krebs ist …
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Negative Fälle – Mit Brustkrebs verhungert
Vera, 46 Jahre, Bericht aus einem Darmstädter Hospiz: Vera war eine Mutter von zwei Kindern, ihr jüngster Sohn war damals fünf Jahre alt. Sie stellte bei sich selbst Knoten in der Brust fest. Aus Angst …
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About pharmacy obligation and Latin names of homeopathic remedies
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What does physics say about homeopathy? (And why does it have something to say about it?)
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 …
Why people like to believe in homeopathy
"We all don't process information as carefully and reflectively as we think we do." Fast thinking versus slow thinking People use two different ways of thinking. Normally we judge intuitively, without reflection and according to …
How homeopathy overrides common sense
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 …
Why do we call homeopathy pseudo- and no longer alternative medicine?
Homeopathy is not the right answer to justified questions and wishes of patients Many patients are longing for an alternative to our often so time-limited, too often unemotional medical everyday life - and rightly so! …
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FAQ 19 – Do you want to “ban” homeopathy?
Ban homeopathy? No, we do not want that and accordingly we are not striving for that. However, we have good reasons why we do not consider it useful or helpful in medicine. Of course, everyone …
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Miasms in homeopathy
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Science and scientific studies in medicine and pseudo-medicine
"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 …
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Homeopathy is Esotericism
This true without lying, certain and most true. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below to do the miracles of one …
Does homeopathy need a unique position in the Medicines Act?
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Negative Fälle: Natürliche Windpockenqual
Lucie, 37 Jahre, berichtet über ihre Tochter Carla, damals 7 Jahre: Wir waren damals ganz überzeugt davon, dass wir richtig handelten: Carla sollte möglichst natürlich aufwachsen, war nicht geimpft (bis auf Tetanus, davor hatten wir …
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Ist Dynamisierung/Potenzierung etwas anderes als Verdünnung?
Ein weiterer Widerspruch der Homöopathie. Zu den Grundlagen abseits der Homöopathie Wenn wir verdünnen, verändern wir, technisch gesehen, das Verhältnis von Substanzen in einem Gemisch, einer Lösung. Durch die Zugabe des Lösungsmittels sinkt die Konzentration …
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Negative Fälle: Ganzheitlich ohne Diagnose
Bettina, 50 Jahre, berichtet: Seit Jahren hatte ich immer wieder Husten. Trockenen Reizhusten, sowohl im Sommer, als auch im Winter. Manchmal kam das Gefühl hinzu, dass mir Schleim hinten im Rachen von der Nase aus …
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FAQ 05 – Why does homeopathy not work?
Homeopaths ascribe the effect of homeopathy to the homeopathic remedies (globules or drops, tablets or other dosage forms). They therefore rely on a specific medicinal effect which can be attributed solely to the homeopathic method. …
FAQ 08 – It also helps with children and animals – they can’t imagine the effect!
"Homeopathics also work on babies, toddlers and animals. So it can't be a placebo effect!" This or similar arguments are often used when it comes to whether homeopathy is effective in children or not and …
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FAQ 04 – How can the “effect” of homeopathy be explained?
We don't claim that homeopathy has no effect at all. We only deny that it has the specific medicinal effect that homeopaths attribute to it and also that it works through "energy" and "information". However, …
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FAQ 03 – Homeopathy is gentle and natural – why should it do any harm?
Homeopathy is different from what many think Many consumers associate homeopathy with "purely herbal" and/or naturopathy. Basically (according to the self-conception of homeopathy) everything can develop to a "homeopathic remedy", even plants. However, the drops, globules, …
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FAQ 02 – And what do you have against homeopathy?
If explained as a placebo treatment to the patient and applied by an experienced doctor in mutual informed consent: a few objections. Applied outside medicine: even less. But as the highly specific, natural drug therapy …
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FAQ 01 – What does “homeopathy” really mean?
Homeopathy is a method with a supposed healing outcome that dates back more than 200 years and was developed by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. At that time it meant great progress in the treatment …
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