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Category Archives: Homeopathy
FDA Warns Homeopathy Manufacturer Hyland to Stop Mislabeling its Products
I’ve written previously about the official regulation of homeopathy by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bottom line is that homeopathy was exempted from the standards of proof for safety and efficacy required of all other medications regulated by … Continue reading
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Toxicologists Recommend “Say ‘No!’ to Unregulated Herbs and Homeopathy”
The Choosing Wisely project is an effort by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation to encourage physicians and patients to choose diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in a rational, evidence-based way. Specialists make recommendations about tests and treatments in their area … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements, Homeopathy
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British Vets Denounce Homeopathy-But Refer Clients for it Anyway?
This is a guest post from a colleague in the United Kingdom, Arlo Guthrie As the editor of VetSurgeon.org, the leading online community for veterinary surgeons in the UK, I thought it would be interesting to assess British vets’ attitudes to … Continue reading
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The Marketing of Veterinary Homeopathy
There has been quite a bit of public discussion and debate about veterinary homeopathy this year. This is due in large part to the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) resolution presented to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of … Continue reading
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More Philosophical Nonsense from Homeopaths
While some of the disagreements between skeptics and proponents of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are disagreements about details, interpretation of data or the finer points of methodology, it is often overlooked that fundamental, irreconcilable philosophical differences also exist. Some … Continue reading
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Discussion of Homeopathy Continues in the AVMA
Over the last few months, I have followed the progress of a resolution introduced to the American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates identifying homeopathy as an ineffective therapy incompatible with evidence-based medicine. The story can be traced through several … Continue reading
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Response to Comments from the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association on the AVMA Homeopathy Resolution
Detailed evidence supporting the AVMA resolution on homeopathy is available in The Case Against Homeopathy, and the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy’s attempted counter arguments are examined in detail in The Evidence for Homeopathy-A Close Look. What is presented here is … Continue reading
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What “Experts” in Homeopathy are Supposed to Believe
One of the most compelling letters of support for the AVMA resolution on homeopathy came from a source that might seem unexpeted, Dr. Narda Robinson, Assistant Professor of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the Colorado State University Veterinary School of … Continue reading
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The Evidence for Homeopathy-A Close Look
A number of defenses of homeopathy have been offered in response to AVMA Resolution 3, declaring homeopathy to be ineffective. The most comprehensive, though not at all compelling or convincing, has been a white paper offered by the Academy of … Continue reading
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Growing Support for the AVMA Resolution Declaring Homeopathy is Ineffective
As I discussed last month, the AVMA House of Delegates will soon vote on Resolution 3, declaring that all veterinary therapies should be judged by the same standard, the standard of scientific evidence, and that homeopathy has consistently failed to … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy, Law, Regulation, and Politics
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