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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Trust women – on Gardasil reactions
Politics and Gardasil Reactions “I trust women” was the rhetorical ploy of Simon Harris, Minister for Health, during his campaign […]
Pretend Paediatric Prescribing
Paediatric Prescribing: Questionable Science and Ethics On the cold night of 23rd February 1994, Karlee, from Rouleau, Canada, ventured out […]
Memories not so sweet
Memory, Sugar and Miasms “Half of Americans said they were angrier than a year ago” according to one survey. We […]
Brazil – Homeopathy research and post-truth sceptics
Brazil’s Contribution to Homeopathic Research and Evidence To those who demand scientific evidence for homeopathy* (With Thanks to Dr Marcus Zulian […]
Parent jabs journalist over vaccines
To Vaccinate or Not In 2011 a parent wrote to a journalist who had made comments about vaccines. The parent gives […]
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 […]
Deficiencies: vitamins, minerals and laboratory tests
Unexpected Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies Folate Deficiency A young lady recently had her baby delivered here in Ireland. Not feeling […]
How medical establishment fat cats cream it
The Medical Establishment Fat Cats The day before the Brexit referendum a group of French people travelled to London to […]
Science fraud and misconduct
“Science Fraud is Huge” Science requests that its discoveries should be repeatable and testable. A furore was created recently when […]
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 […]
Mind-brain split splits psychiatry
During a frontal lobotomy operation, the surgeon asked the patient, “Do you know where I am now?” to which […]
Burns – treat with heat not cold
Fight Fire with Fire Fire cools fire, within the scorched veins of one new burn’d – Shakespeare (Quoted by Dr Kentish) […]
Parasitology: new research proves homeopathy
Treating Parasites with Parasites “Told you so!” This quote could have come from Samuel Hahnemann. It was while translating Cullen’s […]
Untested drugs & off-label prescribing
“Do as I say and not as I do” John Selden, Table-Talk c. 1654 Untested Drugs and off-label Prescribing In his […]
Evidence based medicine evidently isn’t!
Medicine Lacks an Evidence Base – Economist Professor Alan Maynard was not the first to challenge doctors, the NHS and […]
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, […]
Anthropologist proved homeopathy – yaws prevented syphilis
Yaws Prevents Syphilis Here’s an interesting obituary about an anthropologist who upset many preconceived notions about Columbus, syphilis, the harm […]
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 […]
Randomised Clinical Trials: ethical? scientific?
Randomised Clinical Trials When people criticise homeopathy they are usually assuming allopathy, conventional medicine, is perfect, that it is perfectly suited […]
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 […]
Big pharma’s big lies about statins
Questioning the Status of Statins In his weekly diary in the Daily Telegraph Dr James Le Fanu tells us what […]
Glaxo chief: our drugs do not work
“Our Drugs Do Not Work…” Have a laugh! The very thing sceptics have been saying about homeopathy; that it doesn’t work, […]
Dr Samuel Hahnemann – a life
Short Biography of Samuel Hahnemann Dr Samuel Hahnemann was a doctor and medical reformer who lived from 1755-1843. He was […]
Allergies: “homeopathy 10 times better”
Allergies Respond to Homeopathy “A study found that allergy sufferers who were given homeopathic treatment were ten times more likely to […]
An apple a day keeps doctor away – say doctors
The Many Benefits of Apples Told you so! For most of my career as a homeopath I have been recommending […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big pharma using patients and doctors
Hiding the Science, Hiding Behind Patients and Doctors “A leaked memo from Big Pharma industry bodies reveals strategy to combat […]
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 […]
Dentist cures mouth ulcers with Homeopathic medicine
For a few weeks Dr LeFanu in his weekly column on Mondays in the Daily Telegraph has defended Homeopathy. For 2 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Royal London Homeopathic Hospital
Why the campaign to close the RLHH? Established in 1844 it has seen more success than statins or many other […]
Drug Research – Who Decides the Science?
Science and Drug Research – the Who and the When Who decides what is scientific about drug research? Frequently, someone […]