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Category Archives: Science

How not to treat a pandemic

conventional isopathic vaccines have no rational, experiential or scientific foundation; Jenner and Hahnemann proved nature prevents and cures homeopathically

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Covid queries: theory and practise

? Questioning the Pandemic, in Theory and Practise • “Long covid”. It has been said – although I believe greatly […]

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news and new book on homeopathy and medicine

New homeopathy book available You might like to know of 2 developments: first, my book Medicine That Makes Sense: Selected […]

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Churches oppose mandatory vaccination

Mandatory Vaccination An Irish broadcaster and doctor, Ciara Kelly, has suggested that religion should stay out of medicine. Forgetting religion […]

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What Cartesian witch hunters can’t explain

Why Homeopaths Can’t be Burned at the Stake This is one of  a number of learned articles (as well as […]

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“Entrenched” science, subjective experience and vitalism

Steven Pinker, the experimental psychologist, commented in a Financial Times interview when asked if he believed in an afterlife: No. […]

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Deducing or inducing the law of cure

Induction, Deduction, Medicine and Scientific Method It has been argued recently that the HPV vaccine is safe because so many millions […]

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Pain and painkillers – the painful truth

Pain and Painkillers First, a joke. Pressing his index finger against his knee, a patient says to his doctor: “Doctor, every time I […]

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Hay fever – doc cocks nose at local honey

Local Honey and Hay Fever The Irish Times recently received an interesting letter from a gentleman explaining his experience using […]

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Science fraud and misconduct

“Science Fraud is Huge” Science requests that its discoveries should be repeatable and testable. A furore was created recently when […]

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Unhealthy Business

Big Pharma: Unhealthy for Patients, Economy, Science and Democracy “As a MP in Nigeria, drug companies offered me houses in the […]

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HPV: Minister guards Gardasil reactions

Minister for Health’s Reaction to Gardasil Reactions Recently our minister for health, Leo Varadkar, made a dictatorial speech on adverse Gardasil […]

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Practical homeopathy, practical nonsense

Practical Homeopathy Background The term “practical homeopathy” has finally got the better of my curiosity. I first came across it […]

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Psychiatry is not a science – in practice and theory

Psychiatry is not a Science – a Recent Practical Example The trial took place in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin last week of […]

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Polypharmacy prescriptions cause diseases: BMJ etc

Polypharmacy Further to his article on the problems and lack of science with polypharmacy, Dr Le Fanu, writing in the […]

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Overdiagnosing, overprescribing & polypharmacy – medicine’s waking up

Overdiagnosing, Overprescribing and Polypharmacy Dr Samuel Hahnemann spent most of his very long career as physician, pharmacologist and researcher campaigning […]

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Metaphysics reveals limits of scientism

“The four philosophical limitations of modern science make it crystal clear why we need metaphysics.” Scientism Undermined by Metaphysics The […]

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Classifying remedies: an introduction

Why Classify? I often wonder how to store my books on the bookshelves. Having been indecisive once, now I’m just […]

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Does IVF induce a certain state of being?

A link between IVF and autism and psychiatric problems is presented in today’s Daily Telegraph I often think that being conceived in a […]

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Drug research – science or deception?

Drug Research Science and Deception If anyone suggests homeopathy isn’t scientific or properly tested then read this about statins. No, […]

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Catholics and homeopathy 3: doctor/monk defends homeopathy

Modern Science, the Church and Homeopathy On Catholics and homeopathy, religion and science, who better to refer to than a […]

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Peer review system thwarts science – say scientists

Nobel Scientists Object to RCTs and Peer Review System Didn’t I tell you! In my post on RCTs, referring quoting Harris […]

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Dutch honour homeopathic doctor

On April 25 2014, Jan Scholten, one of homeopathy’s leading lights, has been decorated as Knight in the Dutch Order […]

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Are homeopaths wrong Mr Grimes?

Grimes and his Logical Fallacies Resorting to libellous generalisations of an ad hominem nature, with rhetorical ploys such as caricature, here’s two […]

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GlaxoSmithKline “bribed” doctors

Naughty GSK from Argentina to China via Poland, Iraq and US An article in the Daily Telegraph today by Tom Whitehead tells […]

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Antibiotics: scientist doesn’t host the host

Antibiotics Have Run Their Course “Golden age of antibiotics could come to harsh end. Complacency and casual misuse could render […]

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TCD school of genetics, autism & homeopathy

“We thought genetic research was going to change our lives but it has turned out to be a false dawn.” Steve […]

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Neurobiology: consciousness and intelligence revealed in plants

Plant Intelligence, Neurobiology and Consciousness John McKenna, writing in The Irish Times, says, “A video [of Prof Mancuso’s work] and […]

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Diagnosis of ADHD unscientific – BMJ, DSM-5, ICD-10

Diagnosing Not Always a Hard Science How scientific can a diagnosis ever be? Even with simple and easily understood conditions […]

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Repeatable science, homeopathy and medicine – a reply to Prof Reville

Science: Repeatable is Credible Professor William Reville does what few will do; point out shortcomings with science. In his Irish Times […]

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Homeopathic medicines contain nothing but information

Remedies as Information to be Read The Dutch doctor, philosopher, chemist and homeopath, Dr Jan Scholten put forward this idea […]

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Sugar is harmful, not saturated fats says cardiologist

Sugar Worse Than Fat Dr Aseem Malhotra, has caused a stir by raising concerns (he isn’t the first – see my […]

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Labour silences health spokeswoman on homeopathy!

The Independent has brought to our attention a serious issue regarding the freedom of thought and belief and choice in […]

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Sshh, most medicines are homeopathic

Medicines are Homeopathic in Action Most medicines are homeopathic, i.e. they cause the very symptoms for which they are being […]

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Beware breast & prostate cancer screening

Questioning Cancer Screening Treating potential disease before it becomes a disease sounds a good idea but assuming it will turn […]

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New medicines aren’t always better

New Medicines or Tried and Tested? The best doctor is an honest one and we can always rely on Dr […]

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Medicine needs a science free from ideology and ignorance

Science Blinded by Ideology A recent debate in The Irish Times showed a bias and prejudice regarding science. Having a particular […]

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Asthma – the unspoken cause

Asthma Cases Increasing Why should the occurrence of asthma have increased dramatically within the last 25-30 years? What has changed […]

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What causes disease? What is a cause?

What Causes the Cause? To attempt to answer the question: What causes disease, cancer, tonsillitis, etc.? Let me begin with my […]

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How to treat mental illness. Reviews of DSM-5

Rewriting DSM – Rewriting Medicine This powerful essay Mind Field by Talitha Stevenson in the Financial Times should raise concern about […]

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Predicting and diagnosing suicide not scientific

Predicting and Diagnosing Suicide Lacks Experts The “expert” group on the Heads of Protection of Life During Pregnancy/Abortion Bill 2013 are today (May […]

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Suicidality and a child psychiatrist’s own pathology

Suicidality and Homeopathy During the discussions and debates on Ireland’s Heads of Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, 2013, campaigners wished […]

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Atheistic, materialistc reductivistic science is on the ropes

The above category of science and philosophers who try to support it is also a description of conventional Allopathic medicine. This […]

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Atheists don’t own science

A history of Catholicism and science is given in an introduction and video here by physicist and Catholic priest, Andrew Pinsent. An interesting tour […]

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Prof John Crown’s unenlightening article: a reply

Prof John Crown Unenlightened on Enlightenment Madam – Senator John Crown’s call to bring us back 200 years to the Enlightenment […]

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Biologically active homeopathy – a reply to Nick Collins

More to Medicine than “Biologically Active” Nick Collins trades the usual predictable comments of the common sceptic but homeopathy and […]

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David Robert Grimes’s ignorant “Opinion” in Irish Times

“An empty vessel makes most noise, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.” Plato Sceptics and […]

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A highly qualified chemist defends homeopathy

Dr Lionel R Milgrom BSc, MSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC, LCH, MARH, RHom has the credentials which should be acceptable to […]

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Medical statistics – the odds are wrong

Medical statistics aren’t always what they appear – luckily for some the odds can be wrong. When a doctor tells […]

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News and Events

NEW BOOKS: Pandemics: What Dr Hahnemann Knew and Medicine That Makes Sense: Selected Writings on Homeopathy at the Juncture of Medicine, Nutrition, Philosophy and Science, by Stephen Blendellclick here for more information

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