The 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 »
Sue :: May.16.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
The 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 »
Sue :: May.15.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
The 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 »
Sue :: May.14.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
The 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 »
Sue :: May.13.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
The 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 »
Sue :: May.12.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
Federal 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 »
Sue :: May.11.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
Jonathan 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 »
Sue :: May.10.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
The 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 »
Sue :: May.09.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »
With 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.
Sue :: May.08.2008 :: pharmaceuticals, research :: No Comments »
The Gregg surname gave us a United States Health Officer and Surgeon and Secretary at the Homœopathic Hospital, Pittsburgh, Surgeon for Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company and Lecturer on Surgery to the Pittsburgh Training School for Nurses; a homeopathic author, and an othodox doctor who converted to homeopathy to become the pioneer of homeopathy in New England, one of the founders of the American Institute of Homeopathy and of the Massachusetts Homeopathic Society and the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. Continue Reading »
Sue :: May.08.2008 :: American History :: No Comments »