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Sarah Bernhardt and Homeopathy

Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt 1844 – 1923 was a French stage actress, and has often been referred to as “the most famous actress in the history of the world”.

Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of Europe in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the United States. She developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the nickname “The Divine Sarah.”

Sarah Bernhardt was also an advocate of homeopathy. Continue Reading »

The Webster Surname and Homeopathy

The White HouseThe Webster surname gave us a Secretary of State who supported homeopathy; four jobbing homeopaths, and a Secretary and President of the Ohio State Homœopathic Medical Society. Continue Reading »

The Paine Surname and Homeopathy

AmericaThe Paine surname gave us eight jobbing homeopaths; a homeopathic surgeon; the Vice President of the Northwestern Homeopathic Medical Association; the President of the Homoeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York and Vice President of the Albany County Homeopathic Medical Society; a Secretary of the New York Homeopathic Medical College and the Homoeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York and Secretary and Treasurer of the Oneida County Homeopathic Medical Society; a President of the Oneida County Homeopathic Medical Society; a Resident Physician of Hahnemann Hospital; and an orthodox physician who converted to Eclectic Medicine and became the editor of The Eclectic Medical Journal of Philadelphia. Continue Reading »

The Taylor Surname and Homeopathy

Taylor surnameThe Taylor surname gave us fifteen jobbing homeopaths; a famous poet and a warning against the dangers of hashish; two brothers - an Orthopaedic Surgeon who studied with a homeopath, and a homeopath who went on to train as an orthodox doctor - both brothers were advocates of the Swedish Movement and the Water Cure; and the editor of the of the Medical Herald and The Medical World. Continue Reading »

The Mott Surname and Homeopathy

feminismThe Mott surname gave us three jobbing homeopaths; the first American feminist who was also a practicing homeopath; and a famous orthodox surgeon who consulted homeopaths for his difficult cases. Continue Reading »

The Tarbell Surname and Homeopathy

McClure’s MagazineThe Tarbell surname gave us one of the first ever investigative journalist who exposed the Standard Oil Company, such that the law was changed to guard us against such nefarious practices, and an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy and wrote one of the best books on homeopathy for lay people, students and practitioners alike. Continue Reading »

Federal Vanderburgh and Homeopathy

Federal Vanderburgh 1788 - 1868Federal Vanderburgh 1788 - 1868 was the pioneer of homeopathy in New York when he treated his first case in 1837.

Federal Vanderburgh was an associate of Hans Burch Gram. Continue Reading »

Jonathan Young Scammon and Homeopathy

Jonathan Young ScammonJonathan Young Scammon 1812 - 1890 was an early settler in Chicago, Illinois, arriving in the city in 1835. He went on to become politically important as a lawyer, banker, and newspaper publisher.

Jonathan was also a supporter of homeopathy. Continue Reading »

The Marcy Surname and Homeopathy

American civil warThe Marcy surname gave us the wife, daughter, father and uncle homeopathic team supporting a US General; and a Surgeon-in-Chief to the Railroad Men’s Hospital, Surgeon of the New York Central Railroad and the Pullman Palace Car Company, Surgeon to Buffalo Homœopathic Hospital, Gynecologist to Ingleside Home, Surgeon to the Emergency Hospital and Riverside Hospital, New York Central Employees and Surgeon to the Fire Department of Buffalo City. Continue Reading »

Medicine’s Secret Statistic

Time MagazineWith thanks to Mercola.com and Time Magazine 15.2.2007

Researchers can gather all the hard-nosed evidence they want about the effectiveness of a particular drug or treatment. But there’s one figure doctors don’t much talk about despite its importance. It’s called number needed to treat, or NNT, a new measure developed in the past 20 years that’s one of the best-kept statistical secrets in medicine.

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