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Kids’ cough & cold drugs

In a study published online in January 2008 and in the journal Pediatrics in April 2008, the CDC reports that 7000 children receive emergency room treatment annually because of misuse or allergic reaction to over-the-counter and prescription cough and cold medicines....

Eczema in Children

A German study published in Complementary Therapies In Medicine, 2008; 16(1): 15–21 has shown homeopathy at least equally effective as conventional medicine in treating eczema in children. Primary care physicians reported symptom scores after a year of treatment. “The...

Injury Recovery

A study by German physicians comparing recovery time under conventional and homeopathic care has found homeopathy to be as effective as conventional medicine, with fewer side effects. Patients in the study were treated for a variety of musculoskeletal injuries such as...

Mexico’s Health Secretary

Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, Mexican Secretary of Health, has endorsed complementary treatments including homeopathy, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. Accordingly, the Health Secretariat will work with the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) to increase...

Quality of life

An observational study of five homeopathic hospitals in England found that “up to three quarters of patients treated with homoeopathic remedies report an improvement in quality of life.” Published in the journal Homeopathy 2008;97:114, the report describes information...

Trauma survivors

The Birmingham (England) Alliance of Homeopaths (BAH) will begin a six-month pilot project in January 2009, offering homeopathic care to “people in the support services suffering from emotional trauma.” Doctors, nurses, police, firefighters, and military personnel are...