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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.”

Hospitals offer alternative therapies

An American Hospital Association survey shows that hospitals in the U.S. are providing more complementary and alternative therapies in addition to conventional services.

Lasting improvement

An 8-year observational study of 3709 homeopathy patients who sought treatment at 103 different homeopathic practices in Germany and Switzerland has found that many patients reported improvement in long-term chronic problems such as allergies, headaches, and sleep problems.

Sheep farmers

A recent study shows homeopathy effective in controlling Haemonchus contortus infection in sheep. This parasite, known as red stomach worm, is a major intestinal parasite in sheep and goats and also affects cattle, causing significant economic damage to farmers.

Cuba “immunizes” 2.4 million people

Researchers at Cuba’s Finlay Institute, a center that develops, investigates, and produces vaccines in partnership with the ministry of health, recently reported on their successful use of a homeopathic remedy to prevent leptospirosis outbreaks.

Survey

Close to 83 million U.S. adults spent $33.9 billion out of pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in 2007, according to a new National Center for Health Statistics survey.