There are a number of differences between the practices of medicine and the pseudo-medicines, such as homeopathy, acupuncture and herbalism.
One of the most important is the practitioners attitude to a treatment’s safety and efficacy. Within the world of alternative medicine, efficacy and safety is axiomatic. That is, practitioners believe in the power of their...
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More leaks from homeopathy land…
Tomorrow is the last day that you can submit a response to the MHRA regarding how they should regulate the sale of homeopathic products – or ‘medicines’ as homeopaths like to call them.
Meanwhile, it would appear that the homeopaths have been wanting to bombard the MHRA with responses. It would...
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What is science? And how do you define a scientist?
Anyone who has given these questions any serious thought will realise that these are not trivial questions and they continue to exercise the philosophers of science. It might then appear quite harsh to then criticise the UK Advertising Standards Authority who recently were asked to...
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As I reported in December, various homeopathy groups from the UK have held a conference, hosted by a PR firm, in order to develop a ‘single voice’ in the face of criticism of their trade.
One of the results of that conference was a ‘Media Code’, a set of rules designed to help homeopaths present...
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