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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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 […]
Unhealthy Business
Big Pharma: Unhealthy for Patients, Economy, Science and Democracy “As a MP in Nigeria, drug companies offered me houses in the […]
Mind-brain split splits psychiatry
During a frontal lobotomy operation, the surgeon asked the patient, “Do you know where I am now?” to which […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Personalised medicine – a deluded prescription
Personalised Medicine By chance I happened to hear a playback this morning of Pat Kenny’s interview with Prof Luke O’Neill […]
No metaphysics no medicine
Metaphysics and Medicine What has metaphysics got to do with the practise and theory of medicine? Well, as soon as […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Homeopathy gets royal seal of approval
Prince Charles and the Royals In the article below, homeopathy is criticised because the remedies contain “nothing.” This is not correct […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]