Scottish doctors

A survey suggests as many as 60 percent of Scottish doctors prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies. University of Aberdeen researchers analyzed prescribing data from 2003 and 2004, covering 1.9 million Scottish patients in 323 practices, and found that children...

Regulate homeopathic profession

An omnibus bill introduced on December 12, 2006, proposes to streamline the process for handling patients’ complaints; establish naturopathy, homeopathy, kinesiology, and psychotherapy as regulated professions in the health-care system; and more. —CBC News, December...

Study finds majority of patients benefit

A new observational study revealed that three-quarters of all patients who received homeopathic treatment from a general practitioner (GP) experienced benefits. The analysis of 1,783 consultations with 14 doctors in the U.K.—10 of them National Health Service...

Fighting Flu

In February 2007, NBC’s Today Show with Matt Lauer and Joy Bauer (nutritionist and Today Show contributor) discussed cold and flu remedies. Bauer noted that a new study on vitamin C published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that people taking 500...

Arnica & Quick Recovery Facelifts

Among the hot topics presented at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Winter Meeting was New York facial plastic surgeon Andrew Jacono, MD, FACS’s presentation about his quick recovery face lift procedure, which combines...

Rescue Remedy® studied

Rescue Remedy®, a Bach Flower essence (which is not a homeopathic remedy although its creator, Edward Bach, was a homeopathic physician), was evaluated for the reduction of acute situational stress in a study conducted by University of Miami researchers. A...