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Brian David Josephson on Homeopathy

Brian David JosephsonBrian Josephson 1973 Nobel Prize winner for his Josephson Effect is currently a Professor at Cambridge where he is the head of the mind-matter unification project in the Theory of Condensed Matter research group. Continue Reading »

C Everett Koop and Homeopathy

c everett koopC Everett Koop had experienced homeopathy as a child, and this inspired him to become a doctor. He understands that the healing process begins with communicative interaction between patient and healer. Continue Reading »

August Karl Gustav Bier and Homeopathy

august bierAugust Bier was unusual for being very open minded in his support of homeopathy, even though he came across the same sort of ‘religious cult‘ in science we encounter today. As late as 1925, Professor August Bier was censured by the Berlin medical profession for attempting to rehabilitate Hahnemann’s reputation.

Truly, there is nothing new under the sun! Continue Reading »

Charles Frederick Menninger and Homeopathy

charles menningerCharles Frederick Menninger founded the Menninger Clinic in Texas was a great proponent of homeopathy. Continue Reading »

Almroth Edward Wright and Homeopathy

almroth wrightAlmroth Edward Wright 1861 - 1947 was a British bacteriologist and immunologist. He is best known for advancing vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines (prepared from the bacteria harboured by the patient) and also through typhoid vaccination with typhoid bacilli killed by heat.

Wright noted with concern how massive doses of vaccine in therapeutic treatment led to local infections. He called this the ‘negative phase‘, which Hahnemann had identified earlier and called an ‘aggravation‘. Continue Reading »

Emil Adolf von Behring and Homeopathy

von behringNobel Prize winner Emil von Behring

Saw the truth behind homeopathy and said he would embrace homeopathy and he credited homeopathy with the origins of immunisation and commended Hahnemann’s word ‘Homeopathy’ as the most appropriate as descriptive of vaccine therapy for what was opsonic treatment if it was not homoeopathic? Von Behring also commented that antitoxine as well as variolin “acts along homeopathic lines.” Continue Reading »

Dr. Farokh Master Honoured for his Life’s Work in Homeopathy

farokh masterThe Times of India

New Bombay Plus

The document recognises the amount of work and experience that Dr. Farokh Master has spent in understanding the psychology of pregnant mothers. Continue Reading »

John Davison Rockefeller Senior and Homeopathy

J D Rockerfeller SNrJohn Davidson Rockefeller Senior 1839 - 1937

Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.” and he was “a believer in homeopathy throughout his life.” “I am a strong homeopathistContinue Reading »

Sir William Osler and Homeopathy

william oslerTime Online “Founder Hahnemann was given his historic due by no less a personage than Sir William Osler. “No individual,” said Dr. Osler, “has done more good to the medical profession than Samuel Hahnemann.” Continue Reading »

The Dawkins Delusion

paradoxWith thanks to Zeus online

 

The Enemies of Reason Channel 4  13th and 20th August 2007.
Review In my Opinion - by Louise McLean

Professor Richard Dawkins is a man on a mission. His task seems to be to bring down anything that conflicts with his belief in Science. To this end he presents two programmes one on mediums, astrologers, psychics and dowsers, the other on alternative medicine including Ayurvedic, homeopathy, kinesiology and other therapies.

He manages to throw in a few of his bete noires, such as the conspiracy theory on 9/11, the MMR vaccine and the growing unpopularity of pharmaceutical medicine.

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