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Continue reading "German Homeopathic Doctors on EASAC Statement: An Answer from the INH"
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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 …
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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", …
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, …
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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Continue reading "Glasses, dentures and homeopathy – The role of German statutory health insurances"
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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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Continue readingGerman Association of Homeopathic Doctors vs. Russian Academies of Science
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 …
Continue reading"Homeopathy is Pseudoscience" - Memorandum of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Continue reading "Is mighty “BigPharma” suppressing Homeopathy…?"
"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 …
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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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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 …
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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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 …
Continue reading "A brief overview of the life of Samuel Hahnemann, the inventor of homeopathy"
(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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„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 …
Continue reading "Rechte und Pflichten von Heilpraktikern – ein Debattenbeitrag aus Sicht des INH"
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Continue readingObjection: But homeopathy and naturopathy are identical!
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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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"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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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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"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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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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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 …
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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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 …
Continue reading "Prinz Charles und die Homöopathie (United Kingdom)"
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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 …
Continue reading "Was hinter einer “positiven Studie” von Homöopathen steckt – ein Beispiel"
You can find the original article by Dr. Steven Novella under: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-it-worked-for-me-gambit/
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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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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 …
"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 …
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 …
"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 …
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 …
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! …
Continue reading "Why do we call homeopathy pseudo- and no longer alternative medicine?"
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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"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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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 …
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Continue readingDoes homeopathy need a unique position in the Medicines Act?
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 …
Continue reading "Ist Dynamisierung/Potenzierung etwas anderes als Verdünnung?"
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. …
"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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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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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, …
Continue reading "FAQ 03 – Homeopathy is gentle and natural – why should it do any harm?"
Continue reading "FAQ 02 – And what do you have against homeopathy?"
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 …
Continue reading "FAQ 01 – What does “homeopathy” really mean?"