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  Homoeopathy - LoveToKnow 1911
Homoeopathy as it exists to-day can, in the opinion of its adherents, stand by itself, and its progress for a century in face of prolonged and determined opposition appears to its upholders to be evidence of its truth.
Homoeopathy was first introduced into France in 1830 by Count de Guidi, doctor of medicine, doctor of science, and inspector of the university, who practised in Lyons.
Homoeopathy was introduced into Spain in 1829 by a physician to the Royal Commission sent by the king of Naples to attend the marriage of Maria Christina with Don Ferdinand VII.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Homoeopathy   (4111 words)

  
 Homoeopathy for children : New Health Magazine
Homoeopathy has always been regarded as one of the safest, most effective systems of medicine ever to be discovered.
Homoeopathy treats the person as a whole rather than just their symptoms, therefore a practitioner will observe the child in terms of overall appearance, the way they behave, answer questions, how emotional they appear.
Homoeopathy is about seeing the child as a whole, therefore the gathering of information about the child is perhaps the most important aspect of successful treatment.
www.new-health.biz /articles/article4.htm   (478 words)

  
 Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy is a system of medicine which aims to assist the natural ability of the body to heal itself.
Homoeopathy is widely used throughout the world for acute and chronic conditions in people of all ages.
Homoeopathy is well suited to the treatment of many conditions including: chronic/recurrent headaches and migraines; irritable bowel; colitis, Crohn's disease; skin conditions; menstrual/PMS; asthma, allergies, hay fever; chronic or recurrent ear, nose and throat (inc. glue ear); urinary tract conditions; anxiety, depression and some behavior disorders; recurrent susceptibility to illness.
www.wmin.ac.uk /sih/page-8   (337 words)

  
 CANINE NATURAL CURES- Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy is a natural system of medicine which stimulates the body to heal itself.
The earliest practitioners of homoeopathy, most notably the German, Dr Samuel Hahnemann, in the eighteenth century realised that large doses of a herbal medicine given to a patient as a cure, could cause those same symptoms of illness even if given to someone who did not have the disease.
Homoeopathy uses dilute doses of naturally occurring plant, mineral or animal derivatives which are prepared in a specialised manner to enable the remedy to become properly potentised.
www.caninenaturalcures.co.uk /homoeopathy.htm   (255 words)

  
 e-homoeopathy: Homeopathy portal for information and global treatment
Homoeopathy is the most rational science with respect to its concepts of health, disease and cure.
Homoeopathy always examines patient's mental make-up in all cases and remedies are given acting at the level of mind and body together, thus eradicating the disease.
Homoeopathy should be more and more made available to the benefit of ailing persons, as it can positively help 90% of the diseases we have today.
www.e-homoeopathy.com /homoeopathy.htm   (1134 words)

  
 depressioNet.com.au - your comprehensive one-stop depression resource - Homoeopathy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Homoeopathy is a therapeutic method which clinically applies active substances in infinitesimal doses.
Homoeopathy was formulated from an experience where using a naturally occurring cure for an illness also made a healthy person experience the same symptoms of the illness.
Homoeopathy is used to treat both acute and chronic health problems as well as for health prevention and promotion in healthy people.
www.depressionet.com.au /treatments/alt_strat/homoeopathy.html   (546 words)

  
 Homoeopathy
It is common knowledge that conventional medicine states that symptoms are caused by the illness of the body as opposed to homoeopathy which sees the symptoms as the body's natural reaction to fighting illness and therefore it seeks to stimulate the symptoms rather than to suppress them.
Homoeopathy is generally concern with the treatment of the whole person, as an individual, rather than the disease alone.
Homoeopathy was first introduced in India in 1839 when Dr. John Martin Honigberger was asked to treat Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the ruler of Punjab, for paralysis of vocal chords and oedema.
www.aguidetoasia.com /india/health-homoeopathy.php   (477 words)

  
 xtri.com | sport science | homoeopathy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Homoeopathy does not require the patient to ingest active chemical ingredients, so there is a negligible risk of accidental doping if treatment is obtained through a professional homoeopath.
Homoeopathy is a field of natural medicine that can quite legitimately claim to be ‘alternative’.
Homoeopathy challenges the medical assumption that symptoms, when they occur, must be repressed in order to regain health.
www.xtri.com /article.asp?id=251   (591 words)

  
 Central Council For Research In Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy entered in India in 1839 when Dr. John Martin Hoenigberger, was called to treat Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the ruler of Punjab, for paralysis of vocal cords and oedema.
The process of official recognition of Homoeopathy started with the passing of the first resolution by the Central Legislative Assembly in 1937 followed by another resolution in 1948.
Today, Homoeopathy has become a part of the national network of health services in India and providing health services to the people through hospitals, dispensaries and private practitioners.
www.ccrhindia.org /history_of_hemoeo.htm   (133 words)

  
 Department Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Homoeopathy was founded by the German physician and chemist, Dr Samuel Hahnemann in the late 18th century.
Homoeopathy is a legally recognised profession and is becoming an increasingly important part of South African healthcare provision.
Homoeopathy is a medical approach that respects the wisdom of the body.
www.dit.ac.za /?010&id=65   (294 words)

  
 Homoeopathy - Irish Centre for Integrated Medicine - Naas - Kildare - Ireland
Homoeopathy was discovered in 1790 by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician.
Homoeopathy can be used by anyone of any age for most physical and emotional complaints.
Homoeopathy can be applied independently or complimentary to conventional medicine or other natural systems of medicine.
www.icim.ie /homoeopathy.asp   (232 words)

  
 Homeopathy is no better than placebo
We analysed trials of homoeopathy and conventional medicine and estimated treatment effects in trials least likely to be affected by bias.
Placebo-controlled trials of homoeopathy were identified by a comprehensive literature search, which covered 19 electronic databases, reference lists of relevant papers, and contacts with experts.
Trials in conventional medicine matched to homoeopathy trials for disorder and type of outcome were randomly selected from the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (issue 1, 2003).
www.second-opinions.co.uk /homeopathy.html   (327 words)

  
 Central Council For Research In Homoeopathy
In Homoeopathy, the assessment of therapeutic capabilities of a drug becomes even more stringent, for experimentation is made directly on the human volunteers.
Homoeopathy has evolved around the efforts of individuals who sought to unravel the mystery over the years.
The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), one of the successor organizations to the erstwhile CCRIMH was established as an autonomous organization, at New Delhi in 1978.
www.ccrhindia.org /historyofccrh.htm   (704 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
That homoeopathy fares poorly when compared with allopathy in Aijing Shang and colleagues' systematic evaluation is unsurprising.
Now doctors need to be bold and honest with their patients about homoeopathy's lack of benefit, and with themselves about the failings of modern medicine to address patients' needs for personalised care.
Homoeopathy is widely used, but specific effects of homoeopathic remedies seem implausible.
user.chollian.net /cgi-bin/ics/ics.cgi?id=handor&db=nonorth&action=read&num=2255&vnum=759&&page=6&ftype=0&fval=&backdepth=1   (629 words)

  
 Pharmacy dean for homoeopathy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Faculty of Homoeopathy has decided to appoint dental and pharmacy deans to join the existing medical and veterinary representatives on its council.
The faculty was created by Act of Parliament in 1950 to regulate the teaching and practice of medical homoeopathy and subsequently took on responsibility for veterinary medicine.
Candidates who are successful in the "primary health care certificate" examination held at the end of the eight-month part-time course are eligible to apply to become licensed associates of the faculty and to use the designatory letters LFHom.
www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20000108/news/homoeopathydean.html   (247 words)

  
 Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy cures from the inside, and often outer symptoms such as a skin complaint, are the last to clear.
In the long term it is much better for you to be cured of both the cause of your illness and its symptoms, rather than merely relieving or suppressing the symptoms.
Homoeopathy has an alternative philosophy but by working in this way with your GP the two systems of health care can provide complementary services.
www.internethealthlibrary.com /Therapies/Homoeopathy.htm   (1268 words)

  
 Some Myths and the Truths: About Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy is fast acting in acute conditions such as infections, fever, diarrhoea, etc. The chronic and old disease such as psoriasis take a long time to treat hence homoeopathy has been labeled as slow acting.
Homoeopathy is useful only for the chronic conditions and and has no role for acute ailments.
Well, homoeopathy in most parts of the world is practiced by the qualified allopaths, the practitioners of the modern medicine.
www.indiaspace.com /homeopathy/facts.htm   (526 words)

  
 Homoeopathy for Children - by Gabrielle Pinto and Murray Feldman
Homoeopathy is now widely accepted as a potent form of medicine both by the medical profession and by natural therapists.
This comprehensive reference book, written by two leading homoeopaths, is for all parents who wish to treat their children in first aid situations, and for the common complaints and diseases of childhood.
Gabrielle Pinto and Murray Feldman practice and teach homoeopathy in the United Kingdom, Canada and the U.S.A. Between them they have more than 30 years' clinical experience as homoeopaths, treating a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions in children.
www.skylarkbooks.co.uk /Shop/media/Homoeopathy_for_Children_Pinto_Feldman.htm   (166 words)

  
 Thorsons Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Homoeopathy, By Harald Gaier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
It is certainly encyclopaedic, covering every facet of homoeopathy and much of the medical and biological landscape that surrounds it.
I do not believe it does these things, because homoeopathy is not yet susceptible to such authoritative clarification - there is too much that is profoundly unclear, and too little consensus concerning even the things we might consider to be clear.
But it is, as it claims to be, 'the definitive reference to all aspects of homoeopathy', in the sense that it leaves no homoeopathic stone unturned.
www.minimum.com /reviews/thorsons-dictionary.htm   (469 words)

  
 Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy is a system for the treatment of illness that is based both on the recognition of patterns within the symptoms of the illness and a wider consideration of how the individual is as a person.
Homoeopathy is not a 'pill for every ill', but it can offer a safe alternative to conventional medical treatments, and can usually be given alongside ordinary medicines without causing problems.
Some of the treatments used in homoeopathy are so dilute it is unlikely that even a single molecule of the original substance is present in the finished preparation.
www.netdoctor.co.uk /health_advice/facts/homoeopathy.htm   (1679 words)

  
 Insights into homoeopathy
The purpose of this book is to show that it is possible to subject homoeopathy to the same standards of intellectual scrutiny that apply to any other branch of medicine.
There are several chapters on the use of homoeopathy in psychiatry, in which Dr Bodman had much experience.
He was instrumental in the negotiations that resulted in the incorporation of homoeopathy within the British National Health Service, and was elected President of the Faculty of Homoeopathy from 1955 to 1957.
www.beaconsfield-publishers.co.uk /ti/insights_homoeopathy.htm   (262 words)

  
 Creative Health Centre | Stourbridge | Homoeopathy
Because Homoeopathy does not suppress symptoms, and tend to cure at a deep level, people tend to have increased feelings of well-being, health and happiness while being treated in this way.
Homoeopathy sees people as individuals which is why we may get several people with a cold and all would require a different remedy.
Homoeopathy can be used to treat virtually any ailment to varying degrees, whether it be emotional of physical.
www.creativehealth.co.uk /homoeopathy.htm   (344 words)

  
 Homoeopathy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Homoeopathy uses very dilute preparations of natural herbs and minerals to trigger the body into an appropriate response to disease.
This is "treating like with like", the opposite approach of conventional medicine which tries to oppose the symptoms of disease and over-rides the body's own defences.
Migraine, gynaecological problems, immune deficiency, emotional problems (depression, anxiety etc), asthma, eczema, arthritis, digestion, high blood pressure and hay fever are a few of the problems relieved by Homoeopathy.
www.fit4living.co.uk /homoeopathy.htm   (203 words)

  
 Classical Homeopathy: Homoeopathy India Foundation website for information, research, treatment, education
The classical homoeopathy should no more be a fantasy or a rare happening but more grounded, more practical and it should be predictably used by every average practitioner in the world.
I will be happy if the viewer could perceive intense love for homoeopathy, deep commitment and hard work for twenty years reflected on these pages.
This web portal is a place to promote modern form of classical homoeopathy; its advantages to the patients in all parts of the world and its practical usability to the practitioners.
www.classicalhomoeopathy.com   (385 words)

  
 Neal's Yard Remedies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Homoeopathy is a form of healing that stimulates the natural tendency of the body to heal itself.
Homoeopathy is based on the law of similars: that like cures like.
Homoeopathic remedies are prescribed by matching the symptom pictures of the patient with that of the remedy.
www.nealsyardremedies.com /info_pages/homoeopathy/home.html   (157 words)

  
 ‘Homoeopathy must be backed by humanity’ - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Homoeopathy is most reliable, economic and an efficient form of medication said Governor T N Chaturvedi after inaugurating Homoeopath day rally.
People must not be exploited in the name of homoeopathy, quackery should be avoided and a proper study of the system must be carried out, said Governor T N Chaturvedi on Saturday.
Speaking after flagging off a peace rally on Homoeopathy Day, organised by Homoeopathic Medical Association Of India, to commemorate the 249th birth anniversary of its founder Dr Samuel Hahnemann, Governor Chaturvedi said, homoeopathy is most reliable, economic and an efficient form of medication.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/apr112004/c1.asp   (298 words)

  
 sBMJ | Homoeopathy:a pseudoscience?
Homoeopathy enjoys growing popularity worldwide, and the practice is endorsed not just by celebrities, including the British royal family, but also by groups such as the World Health Organization.
Homoeopathy was founded at a time when the science of pathology was in its infancy, and when disease was postulated to be an abnormality in the “four humours” that were thought to be inherent to body homoeostasis.
What worries most medical practitioners even more is that although a subjective placebo effect might be beneficial in patients with chronic illnesses (for which alone the use of homoeopathy in the context of a placebo is warranted), use of homoeopathy in acute illnesses may result in unnecessary and, more worryingly, preventable morbidity and mortality.
www.studentbmj.com /issues/06/02/education/63.php   (2135 words)

  
 WHAT IS ELECTRO HOMOEOPATHY?
The name Electro Homoeopathy comes from the Electro [energy] content extracted from the plants, and the way this energy is extracted and made into the remedies.
Electro Homoeopathy is a name given by the founder, on the basis that the remedies are a class of energy conforming to the ‘law of similar’ and they posses a power and promptness which allows them to be compared to electricity.
A remedy should not be given to remove the symptoms of the body but to work on the cause of the disease.
www.holisticguide.net /ELECTRO.htm   (861 words)

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