James Randi on homeopathy ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THAT’S PROVEN TO WORK is called MEDICINE!


James Randi on homeopathy ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THAT’S PROVEN TO WORK is called MEDICINE!

James Randi on homeopathy ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THAT’S PROVEN TO WORK is called MEDICINE!

Homeopathy Listeni/ˌhoʊmiˈɒpəθi/ (also spelled homoeopathy or homœopathy; from the Greek hómoios- ὅμοιος- “like-” + páthos πάθος “suffering”) is a system of alternative medicine originated in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on the doctrine of similia similibus curentur (“like cures like”), according to which a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people will cure that disease in sick people. Scientific research has found homeopathic remedies ineffective and their postulated mechanisms of action implausible. Within the medical community homeopathy is generally considered quackery.

Homeopathic remedies are prepared by repeatedly diluting a chosen substance in alcohol or distilled water, followed by forceful striking on an elastic body, called succussion. Each dilution followed by succussion is said to increase the remedy’s potency. Dilution usually continues well past the point where none of the original substance remains. Homeopaths select remedies by consulting reference books known as repertories, considering the totality of the patient’s symptoms as well as the patient’s personal traits, physical and psychological state, and life history.

The low concentrations of homeopathic remedies, often lacking even a single molecule of the diluted substance, lead to an objection that has dogged homeopathy since the 19th century: how, then, can the substance have any effect? Modern advocates of homeopathy have suggested that “water has a memory”—that during mixing and succussion, the substance leaves an enduring effect on the water, perhaps a “vibration”, and this produces an effect on the patient. However, nothing like water memory has ever been found in chemistry or physics. Pharmacological research has found, contrary to homeopathy, that stronger effects of an active ingredient come from higher doses, not lower doses.

Homeopathic remedies have been the subject of numerous clinical trials, which test the possibility that they may be effective through some mechanism unknown to science. In these trials, homeopathy performed no better than placebo. Ąlthough some trials produced positive results, systematic reviews revealed that this was because of chance, flawed research methods, and reporting bias. The proposed mechanisms for homeopathy are precluded by the laws of physics from having any effect. Patients who choose to use homeopathy rather than evidence based medicine risk missing timely diagnosis and effective treatment of serious conditions.The regulation and prevalence of homeopathy vary greatly from country to country

That Mitchell and Webb Look: Homeopathic A&E


That Mitchell and Webb Look: Homeopathic A&E

Hilarious sketch from the fourth episode of series three of ‘That Mitchell and Webb Look.’

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M&W in ‘Peep Show’ at amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Peep-Show-1-David-Mitchell/dp/B000A2UBOS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1246757699&sr=8-1

What is Homeopathy?


What is Homeopathy?

The basic principle of homeopathy is the “law of the similar”, i.e., medical conditions are to be healed with remedies that are similar to the condition. It´s often called gentle medicine, natural medicine, alternative medicine, complementary medicine, bio medicine, or natural healing.

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James Randi: Homeopathy, quackery and fraud


James Randi: Homeopathy, quackery and fraud

http://www.ted.com Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world’s psychics: Prove what you do is real, and I’ll give you a million dollars. (No takers yet.)

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What Is Homeopathy And Is It Real Science?


What Is Homeopathy And Is It Real Science?

Homeopathy is practiced as a form of alternative medicine in many parts of the world. What does science have to say about it?

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Homeopathy is ‘dangerous and wasteful,’ bioethics expert argues
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509065749.htm
“A bioethics expert has denounced the public funding of homeopathy at a time where Scotland’s health budget is under unprecedented pressure.”

2014, A Bad Year For Homoeopathy
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/2014-bad-year-homoeopathy
“Homoeopathy is based on two principles “like cures like” and extreme dilution, in most cases to levels so dilute that there is almost no chance of a single remaining molecule of original compound being present in the remedy. ”

Should doctors recommend homeopathy?
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3735
“Of all the major forms of complementary medicine, homeopathy is the most misunderstood. Based on the concept of “treating like with like,” homeopathy originated with the German physician Samuel Hahnemann.”
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