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BMJ
Health, Medicine & Money
Time Magazine has on the cover of it’s current edition, an article highly critical of the money-led business of medicine in America. We in the UK should be hugely relieved we have universal health care.
Xmas, Royalty, CAM and Kindness
The Queen’s Xmas Day message is likely to be uncontroversial. However Prince Charles, the monarch in waiting is courageously outspoken, uses CAM and homeopathy and has called for more care and compassion in medicine.
Medicine, Philosophy and Ideology
It is a pity that few have neither the patience nor the time for medical philosophy these days while many retain the mouth for voicing highly opinionated political ideology on healthcare in medicine. More can be read about the remarkable Dr Ledermann on his website, in a transcription of an interview I conducted with him here and in his obituary in The Times in 2005.
The Pie Man and Ben Goldacre
Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Pharma endorses The Pie Man
New Government even more pro Homeopathy!
The Prime Minister has given the job of Secretary of State for Health to Jeremy Hunt. Health ministers (one rung lower than health secretary) Mike...
Evidence Based Medicine & the NHS
The EBM being so lauded by opponents of CAM would actually exclude a lot of orthodox treatments from being used on the NHS
Complementary Medicine, Homeopathy and The Queen.
An article in The Daily Mail reports that the Queen is never without an emergency set of homeopathic medicines and even treated one of her dogs with homeopathy. Thus it is clear that even though homeopathy has its detractors, the Labour Party, the Coalition Government and the Head of State are very protective of the people’s right to choose homeopathy.
Scientific Advice and Politics
Sir John Beddington describes NHS funding of homeopathy as ‘crazy’ in spite of being supportive of the Government’s position on homeopathy and alternative medicine in 2009.
Now the Swiss back Homeopathy!
The Swiss Government has produced an official report remarkably in favour of CAM and homeopathic medicine
Health, Freedom and Sugar
First they came for homeopathy, then they came for chocolate, then they came for …
Homeopathy, Health and Animals
The fact that homeopathy works on animals is good evidence that it works on people over and beyond the placebo effect.
Antidepressants and our ‘Brave New World’
It is hypocritical beyond belief selectively to say that NHS homeopathy is a waste of money and should be stopped when the cost of NHS antidepressant use (which may be no better than placebo in the majority of cases) is going through the roof.
Homeopathy, Politics and Liberty II
The different positions on Political Philosophy on the issue of NHS homeopathy are defined.
Homeopathy, Politics and Liberty
The concerted attack on homeopathy continues. Letters using insulting and denigrating language continue to be published in the letters section of the BMJ. At the political level though, support remains strong for NHS homeopathy.
Homeopathy is safe in India
It is only a matter of time before India becomes part of the new world order. Homeopathy is deeply embedded and respected in Indian society and thus its future in the world is secure.
Homeopathy and India
While homeopathy has been subject to nasty attacks in the UK, it is deeply respected in the world’s biggest democracy – India.
Prime Minister Praises Homeopathy as we go from Great Britain to Sad Britain.
Prime Minister says he’s going to sound like a homepathy in describing looking at the whole patient. The whole patient being the NHS.
Most major politicians in favour of NHS homeopathy but media horrifically biased against it.
Controversial anti-depressants hit all time in being prescribed on the NHS
Alcoholism isn’t a Drug Addiction or is it?
A provocative look at alcohol, alcoholism and Prof. David Nutt’s recent statement about alcohol being more dangerous to society than heroin or crack cocaine.
NHS Homeopathy and the Chief Scientific Adviser
In an extraordinary statement, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government turns against NHS homeopathy. GPs who use homeopathy are likely to find his comment somewhat insulting.
UCL HOMEOPATHIC DEBATE
The Debating Society of University College London met last night. The motion was: This House would stop the funding of homeopathy on the NHS. The...
The Lost Art of Medicine?
Doctors apparently are neglecting to examine their patients in favour of ordering tests. This is a tragedy for medicine and must be remedied as Dr. Abraham Verghes points out in an article in the New York Times
Ed and Liz continue their conversation. Episode 2.
Comedy Revolution in Politics? Now for Medicine!
Comedians are suddenly influencing American politics. The power of satire has been officially recognised by the political authorities. Can the medical authorities be far behind? Probably yes.
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day. Started by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992, it is a day devoted to raising consciousness for mental...