With thanks to Harald Walach Research Professor in Psychology, University of Northampton:

Does the campaign against CAM indicate that powerful factions feel threatened?

A complacent CAM world has been slow to collect supporting data, but the waning of big pharma’s once unassailable economic and clinical dominance may be a significant motivator for some who oppose integration.

With biotech innovation slowing down, and adverse event scandals and research irregularities, users are distrusting flagship revenue producing medications.

As healthcare policy reshapes mainstream medicine we will need to understand the forces ranged against integrated medicine…. Read the rest of this entry »

With thanks to Dana Ullman May 2009:

Our military thinking and our medical thinking have a surprising amount in common. It isn’t just happenstance that doctors proudly assert that they seek to attack illness, combat disease, kill infectious agents and create a war on cancer or on any disease.

Physicians seem so stuck in this medical mindset of militaristic thinking that it isn’t surprising—they have a long history of attacking other viable strategies that seem to be less medical or less militaristic. Read the rest of this entry »

With thanks to Number 10.gov.uk 6.2.09:

We received a petition asking:

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to not agree to enforcing vaccinations for all children both now and in the future.” Read the rest of this entry »

Francis Treuherz interviwed by Louise McLean

I was lucky enough to be invited by Francis Treuherz, editor of the Society of Homeopaths’ journal, The Homeopath, to come to his house and talk about his work. Francis has been a practising homeopath for many years and also works on the Homeopathic Helpline run by David Needleman. Read the rest of this entry »

With thanks to Dana Ullman, MPH 15.12.08

Branson launches healthcare business

Virgin Healthcare clinics would offer a “one-stop-shop” approach to healthcare including services from homeopathy to therapy alongside typical general practitioner services.

Virgin would offer a range of additional NHS and private services to visiting patients, including dentistry, screening, a pharmacy, “And a range of conventional and complementary therapies…” Read the rest of this entry »

It is now law in this country to behave with dignity and respect towards each other.

This is how it should be! Read the rest of this entry »

Check out the Scary Guy!

This man is teaching people not to hate.

Respect!

For seven days and seven nights, do not call anyone a name other than their own!

Homeopathy for Psychological Problems

By Louise McLean 21st January, 2008.

Throughout all the discussions and media attacks on homeopathy during the last few years, one thing has never been mentioned and that is the extraordinary effectiveness of homeopathic medicines to treat symptoms relating to psychological problems.

These include emotional states such as grief, fright, anguish, anger, indignation, guilt, remorse, disappointed love, homesickness, jealousy. Read the rest of this entry »

With thanks to A Personal Decision by Alan V. Schmukler and to Some history of the treatment of epidemics with Homeopathy by Julian Winston, both published by Homeopathy for Everyone and many more articles on homeopathy and vaccination here:

From a A Personal Decision by Alan V. Schmukler: The question of whether to vaccinate is a personal and often difficult decision. One has to weigh the danger of the disease and the chance of contracting it, against the dangers of the vaccine.

Neither side in the debate can guarantee 100% protection. Read the rest of this entry »