When the Regulator Believes in Fairies, Who Protects the Public?
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 […]
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The MHRA and the Labeling of Homeopathic Products
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 […]
Meddling Princes, Medical Regulation and Licenses to Kill
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 […]
Can We Trust Homeopaths to Accredit Their Own Training?
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 […]
UNCRC Demands Equal Access to Quackery for Children
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 […]
Homeopath Struck Off. Shock!
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 […]
Homeopaths: Do You Really Want Statutory Regulation?
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 […]
Fraud In Chinese Medicine
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 […]
Fun with the Code of Ethics
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 […]
How Life Healthcare Coped with the Terror of an ASA Investigation.
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 […]