Homeopathy, Mastitis and Cows

More evidence that homeopathy works! You can find a summary of the evidence, and the reference at

http://www.homeopathy-ich.org

In  brief, this is an EU funded research project that found that homeopathy protects cows against potential udder infection. Over 100 cows in Switzerland took part in the trial, and results showed that homeopathy gave 9-fold better protection compared to the control groups.

The homeopathy denialists, and homeophobes will undoubtedly claim two things. First, the cows knew they were being treated, so it was just placebo effect! And/or that the quality of the research was not good enough! But then, who cares about what they think. This is just further proof of the power of homeopathy, and so is welcome additional evidence.

Stop smoking safely?

Many people want to stop smoking, and the conventional drug companies have not been slow in marketing their drugs. Chantix is one of them, released in 2006 by Pfizer, with the usual reports that it was a "wonder-drug"!

But like most of Big Pharma wonder drugs, it has proven to be a disaster. Nausea, vomiting, sleep disturbance, constipation, flatulence, and hard stool were first to appear; then 'vivid dreams' and suicidal behaviour. Now it is associated with acts of violence, and other psychiatric disturbances, and the FDA has now banned the drug for pilots, and truck drivers.

http://www.pharmalot.com/2010/07/chantix-and-violence-what-patients-have-in-common/

And all this in order to stop smoking!

There are easier ways, and many traditional medical therapies, including homeopathy, offer safe and effective treatments.

For a homeopath near you click here.

Avandia and cheque-book science

Getting a pharmaceutical drug to market is a costly business for the Big Pharma companies. They either to withhold or change RCT evidence, and/or pay scientists to 'interpret' the testing evidence more 'favourably' - for the drug, and for drug company profits. Like they did with Avandia, their asthma drug, which is proving to be so harmful.

http://www.naturalnews.com/029268_financial_ties_Avandia.html

The health and safety of the patient comes no-where in this sordid scenario.

Again, this is not new news. Vested interests, and the involvement of science within those vested interests are well known. For the whole, sordid process of how science fails to protect patients, see

Medical Science. The failure to protect.

So if you have asthma, try homeopathy! It's more effective, its safer, and it is a lot less expensive.

 

 

Statin drugs - another wonder drug ready to take a fall!

I wrote about Statin drugs on 31st May 2010. Many doctors have told us that these drugs were so good in preventing heart disease we should all be taking them! They were also supposed to be entirely safe. The usual story from the Conventional Medical Establishment, of course. But now, ABC News has reported that the Jupiter Trials that came up with this conclusion did not support the conclusion! What is being alleged with the Statin trials is that the drug was better, and safer than actually was the case.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartHealth/cholesterol-busting-statins-study-raises-concerns/story?id=11037926

All RCT trials on drugs (so beloved of ConMed and its supporters) produce raw data. This data has to be interpreted. So who does the interpretation? Scientists. And who pays the scientists? The drug companies.

So millions of people have been taking Statin drugs on the understanding that they were safe, and prevented heart attacks. Now, we know that they have been taking these drugs under false pretences.

This is not an unusual, one off situation. For more information about how information about drugs, their effectiveness and safety, are foisted on an unsuspecting public, look at

Medical Science. The failure to protect

Avandia: if it's harmful, you won't be told!

It is not just that Big Pharma drug's are harmful (if you want to see just how many drugs have been banned or withdrawn click here), it is that drug companies have apparently known that they are  harmful, and have not published that information.

It may sound incredulous, but it is apparently true! If you have difficulty believing it, have a look at:

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2010/07/16/glaxo_smithkline_hides_side_effects_of_its_drugs_health_supreme_newsgrabs_friday_16_july_2010.htm.

Avandia - still on sale!

Avandia is a drug for diabetes which causes heart attacks! GlaxoSmithKline has had to pay $2.4b in compensation to patients it has harmed. According to this report from the mainstream media, the primary concern is the profitability of GSK, now and in the future - and not our health!

This is typical of media reporting; the drugs industry is of paramount concern, the health of patients a secondary matter.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66E11220100715

There is strong evidence that GSK covered up the risks involved in patients taking this drug, as has been found in other drugs, like Vioxx and several others.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66E11220100715

The FDA is the drug regulatory body in the USA tasked with ensuring that patients are protected from dangerous drugs. What is its response? The drug can continue to be sold!

http://www.theoneclickgroup.co.uk/news.php?start=3700&end=3720&view=yes&id=4988#newspost

Well, that's all okay then. Patients win lawsuits against Avandia. Our media is concerned about the profitability of GSK. And the FDA allows a dangerous drug to continue being given to patients!

Does this fill you with confidence about the Conventional Medical Establishment?

You may well ask - who protects us?

Encephalitis and Homeopathy

This information is taken from:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Homeopathy-hope-for-encephalitis/Article1-570034.aspx

Just a little more evidence that Homeopathy works, better than placebo! And certainly better than conventional medical drugs!

Homeopathy can prevent Japanese Encephalitis (JE) infection that infects 50,000 and kills 10,000 in South and Southeast Asia each year, report Indian researchers in the American Journal of Infectious Diseases. A study by researchers at Kolkata’s School of Tropical Medicine and the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy that the homeopathic medicine Belladonna prevented infection in chick embryos infected with the JE virus.

Caused by a virus that circulates in pigs and wading birds and gets transferred to humans through the bite of the Culex mosquito, JE causes symptoms of headache, sudden high fever, neck stiffness, disorientation and seizures.

Deaths in India, which range between 1,000 and 2,000 each year, occur mainly in children under 15 years in the endemic states of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam and Bengal.

Belladonna -- the deadly nightshade -- is used to treat complaints of sudden infections and fever. Other conditions treated include migraines and throbbing headaches in which the slightest eye movement intensifies the pain, boils, seizures, kidney inflammation and restless sleep.

The study showed significant decrease in the viral load when treated with homoeopathic medicine Belladonna in different potencies, in comparison to placebo, said principal investigator Dr Bhaswati Bandopadhyay, assistant professor of virology, School of Tropical Medicine.

Obviously we now await the homeophobes and homeopathy denialists to say 'the trial is not up to standard'.