Archive for September, 2010

The GP Commissioning Consortium for Integrated Medicine

September 22, 2010
By Le Canard Noir
The GP Commissioning Consortium for Integrated Medicine

The UK health care system is about to undergo a major overhaul in how services are funded. Currently, tax funded Primary Care Trusts, based on geographical regions, have contracts with hospitals to provide the services that the NHS delivers. The PCTs decide what types of treatments and services are a priority for funding...
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Can Homeopathy Cure Mastitis in Cows?

September 12, 2010
By Le Canard Noir
Can Homeopathy Cure Mastitis in Cows?

A new study has been published in The Journal of Dairy Research looking at if you can use homeopathy to treat mastitis in cattle. The paper fails to demonstrate that you can. And as such, that is not a surprise. These cows will have been given water drops as if it is medicine: homeopathy is...
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The Finchley Clinic, Triamazon and the Law.

September 9, 2010
By Le Canard Noir
The Finchley Clinic, Triamazon and the Law.

There is nothing too remarkable about the Finchley Clinic in London. Apart that it is not really a clinic as you might understand the word. It is run by a chap called Mark Lester who apparently used to offer a number of questionable alternative medicine therapies, including ozone therapy, bowen therapy and very unorthodox...
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An Obituary: Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, 1849-2010

September 7, 2010
By Le Canard Noir
An Obituary: Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, 1849-2010

The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital of Great Ormond Street, London, has passed away after a long battle with science. Today, we learned from gimpy’s blog that London will no longer have a homeopathic hospital of its own. The Hospital can trace its origins back to The London Homeopathic Hospital founded by Dr. Frederick Foster Quin,...
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