It would appear to be a common mistake in the regulation of alternative medicine to assume that those trained in the subject, and who practice it, can be considered experts in the subject. And that those experts can help formulate…
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The MHRA and the Labeling of Homeopathic Products
by Andy Lewis • • 19 Comments
Further documents have been published after the House of Commons held its enquiry into the evidence base for government policy on homeopathy. There are some real treats in there, but I am most concerned about new evidence from the Medicines…
Meddling Princes, Medical Regulation and Licenses to Kill
by Andy Lewis • • 6 Comments
The Eighteenth Century in England was the Golden Age of Quackery, with London being a world capital for mountebanks, charlatans and other practitioners of irregular medicine. Consumers in Georgian England had access to an unparalleled selection of medical entrepreneurship from…
Can We Trust Homeopaths to Accredit Their Own Training?
by Andy Lewis • • 17 Comments
In a recent submission to the House of Commons Evidence Committee on Homeopathy, the Society of Homeopaths proudly assert that, The Society has long been committed to the highest standards for homeopathy, having run a voluntary regulatory system for the…
UNCRC Demands Equal Access to Quackery for Children
by Andy Lewis • • 10 Comments
Last week, a comment piece in the Guardian asked, “Should there be freedom to mislead?”. It is an interesting question. Should the State intervene and try to regulate scientific truth? In a free society, should people not be free to…
Homeopath Struck Off. Shock!
by Andy Lewis • • 12 Comments
Appearing on the Society of Homeopath’s web site is a report that a member has been struck off their register. This is the first instance that I am aware of where the self-regulating body has taken the step of removing…
Homeopaths: Do You Really Want Statutory Regulation?
by Andy Lewis • • 11 Comments
This is an open letter to all homeopaths in the UK. It has been a bit of a surprise to me to learn that the Society of Homeopaths is wanting to lobby the Health Professions Council to include homeopathy within…
Fraud In Chinese Medicine
by Andy Lewis • • 20 Comments
Chinese Herbal Medicine could be seen as the acceptable side of alternative medicine. It does not suffer from the utter implausibility of homeopathy, nor does it appear to rely on supernatural mechanisms such as with Reiki. Indeed, herbal medicine appears…
Fun with the Code of Ethics
by Andy Lewis • • 3 Comments
The Society of Homeopaths have recently had their 30th Anniversary Annual General Meeting and Conference at Leicester University. Lots of pop and cake were undoubtedly consumed. Various guest speakers were there talking nonsense and various ‘breakout’ sessions allowed homeopaths to…
How Life Healthcare Coped with the Terror of an ASA Investigation.
by Andy Lewis • • 32 Comments
The Advertising Standards Authority is one of the few regulatory bodies in the UK regularly prepared to tackle the untruthful and unsubstantiated claims made routinely in the alternative health industry. It is also one of the weakest regulatory bodies in…
