BBC promoting homeopathy!

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Francisco Gomez — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:06:28 GMT

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The reasons why evil flourishes is because good men and women do nothing about it.........

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Wow! Nhomboskineshi... Innit the opposite? If ain't broken, don't fix it.

RE: BBC promoting homeopathy!

Nhombokisheni — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:47:46 GMT

The reasons why evil flourishes is because good men and women do nothing about it.........while we're raging on the inside.........probably more ill informed people bought more homeopathic medicines following the program and the homopods are laughing all the way to the bank.

Let's send in the Panorama crew, they will definitely get both sides of the story!!!!

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Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:32:59 GMT

Slight digression, but I was filling in an insurence form this morning, and I think the insurence company didn't know the difference between homeopathic and herbal medicine. 1 question was "Did you use homeopathic or herbal treatments?" As it happened, I could honestly answer no, but what if it had had an operation, and post-op Comfortan, or Vetergesic? What if it was a cardiac case, and I'd used Lanoxin?

Wynne

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Anthony Dennison — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:28:26 GMT

Did anyone else catch the Islamophobic UKIP party political broadcast on BBC One last night too? Think it was between the One Show and Bake Off (I was at the in-laws, not my choice). Can't believe that was allowed to be aired.

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Phil Hyde — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:11:04 GMT

How about the 'Campaign for Rational Veterinary Medicine' respond to the BBC, showing how outraged the veterinary profession is?

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Niall Taylor — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:38:40 GMT

[quote user="Joyce Whitehead"]I heard this too this morning Niall, and was equally outraged. They had no counter view. The bit I found most ridiculous was one of the organic farmers stating he had treated a cow with a snake bite. Oh but wait, he used the homeopathy with a conventional treatment. So I'm sure the homeopathy was the one that worked then.[/quote]

Absolutely, there wasn't even any firm evidence offered, it was all pure anecdote. One part that incensed me was at the start when the interviewer said something along the lines of "we've heard homeopathy can treat things like mastitis, but how is it at treating serious problems"! Because we all know mastitis is never serious - and who said homeopathy could be used to treat it anyway!

[quote user="Joyce Whitehead"]In the introduction they also used Arnica cream as a comparison, but unless I'm mistaken Arnica is herbal, not homeopathic, so an entirely different thing.[/quote]

You're right, people often don't realise the difference. But even the so-called homeopathic versions of Arnica cram have loads of other ingredients which soothe and moisturise, have antiseptic properties etc... What I like to call 'collateral benefit'

But ofcourse it's the fact there is no Arnica in it which makes homeopathic Arnica cream so effective

Niall

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Braden Collins — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:26:29 GMT

I've seen ringworm and warts clear up after homeopathic treatment in calves, so it MUST work, and homeopathy must be the only explanation...... (I hope that smiley shows how sarcastic I'm being).

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Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:10:03 GMT

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wynne

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Joyce Whitehead — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 08:57:50 GMT

I heard this too this morning Niall, and was equally outraged. They had no counter view. The bit I found most ridiculous was one of the organic farmers stating he had treated a cow with a snake bite. Oh but wait, he used the homeopathy with a conventional treatment. So I'm sure the homeopathy was the one that worked then.

In the introduction they also used Arnica cream as a comparison, but unless I'm mistaken Arnica is herbal, not homeopathic, so an entirely different thing. Not the Beeb's best bit of reporting..