In writing his ìopinionî piece ó ìFTC finally regulates homeopathic drugsî ó Dr. Humphries is entitled to his own opinion but he is not permitted to conjure up his own facts out of thin air. He presumptuously asserts the oft-repeated anti-homeopathy talking point that there is no evidence to support homeopathy. Anyone who does just a little homework will easily discover that this is simply not true. There are literally thousands of research trials involving homeopathy, many of which draw positive conclusions. To deny this truth is to disqualify oneself from being taken seriously. Humphries condescendingly presumes to psychoanalyze homeopathic practitioners, claiming that they have ìconvinced themselves, and their clients, that these remedies work ñ ignoring the complete lack of evidence.î His gross disrespect for a 200 year-old venerable medical professionóthe 2nd most popular form of medicine used internationallyóis evidence of his own lack of professionalism.He offers his ill-informed critique in the name of ìscienceî while simultaneously violating the basic principle of scientific objectivityóhe ignores the existing evidence in favor of his own personal prejudice. He suggests that homeopathic medicines be subjected to the ìsame level of proofî as conventional drugs, the very same standard that has given us drugs like Vioxx, a drug that killed 60,000 people before it was finally taken off the market. There is zero proof that any homeopathic medication has ever killed a single person.Since most staunch critics of homeopathy have absolutely no firsthand experience using it, they attack it from a strictly academic perspective. This is the case with Dr. Humphries who condescendingly demonstrates his ignorance of the subject with reckless abandon. In essence, he draws the highly unscientific conclusion that because homeopathy makes no sense to him from his own conventional veterinary perspective, it therefore cannot possibly work. If the good doctor wishes to pass himself off as some kind of expert that readers can trust, I suggest he do his homework first. Personal prejudice has no place in scientific discourse.Larry Malerba, DONew YorkWebsites:SpiritScienceHealing.com DrMHomeopathy.comBooks:METAPHYSICS & MEDICINE: Restoring Freedom of Thought to the Art and Science of HealingGREEN MEDICINE: Challenging the Assumptions of Conventional Health Care
I am, myself, a very satisfied homeopathic patient of 20 years and have used it with my own animals. It has done wonders for me in chronic conditions like glaucoma, acute conditions like bronchitis and in injuries too. It has been extremely effective for my animals in many conditions including mammary infections and boils. With homeopathy they heal quickly and suffer less.”†As regards to homeopathy, there are 300 high quality studies published in 125 respected, peer-reviewed journals including Cancer, Chest, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, International Journal of Oncology, Archives of Emergency Medicine and Phlebology showing homeopathy is effective. Some of them show that homeopathy is more effective than conventional treatments. There is replicated research showing homeopathy is effective in treating 23 conditions including ADHD, arsenic toxicity, blood coagulation, depression and female infertility. Regardless of the views of the FTC, I strongly believe that anyone writing a column on any subject and particularly this one should make himself familiar with the true facts about the subject.Additionally, all 50 states recognize homeopathy veterinarians.Homeopathy is the second most used system of medicine in the world today because it’s effective and often curative where conventional treatments fail, safe and inexpensive. Conventional treatments are the third most used, and people are turning away from them and to medicine like homeopathy because of the high maim and kill rate of conventional drugs. They are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. today.Clearly, homeopathy presents a tremendous threat to conventional medicine.Christine E. JahnigRed Bank, New Jersey
