Homeopathy continues its decline ...

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grumpyoldman — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:29:31 GMT

[quote user="alex gough"]And then of course there was blanketgate, with the RCVS changing its attitude to the use of bed coverings in veterinary practice![/quote]

Or maybe one of them just watched a re-run of train spotting .

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Alex Gough — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:20:52 GMT

I can add a couple of others. In the 1990s a vet was reprimanded for failing to euthanase an incontinent bitch. I wrote to the Vet Rec saying I didnt think a vet should be obliged to euthanase an animal that wasnt suffering. The RCVS president at the time replied that it was the vet's duty to accede to the client's wishes. After a storm of protest at this statement, they relented and changed the GtoPC. A similar thing happened a couple of years later when a vet was reprimanded when she failed to perform a house visit when she feared for her safety - protests led to the RCVS changing its guidance then. And then of course there was blanketgate, with the RCVS changing its attitude to the use of bed coverings in veterinary practice!

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J G Wray — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 10:46:44 GMT

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]Noow we just have to hope the RCVS starts to see things the same way.[/quote]

Since the Dawn of Time the RCVS has given ground on two occasions only

1. When told to go away by EFRACOM (2006)

2. When conceding on post nominals (2014)

It's their BIG PROBLEM, so don't hold your breath

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Niall Taylor — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:20:12 GMT

Good to see common-sense prevailing in some quarters. Noow we just have to hope the RCVS starts to see things the same way.

Niall

PS Edzard Ernst has commented on this story in his blog.

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Iain Richards — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:53:53 GMT

If homoeopathy continues it's decline it will surely, by its own logic, "become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"

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Bob Russell — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:06:02 GMT

Fantastic letter from Mar Alonso in this weeks Vet Times claiming it is more unethical to use unlicenced human medicines that have not been tested by clinical trials in animals than homeopathy.

What planet do some of these people live on? Human drugs are more highly tested than many veterinary ones and many historically were tested on dogs!

Compare that to homeopathy which has been shown in human trials to be 'equally' good as placebo's and veterinary trials have bordered on farcical at times.

Of course there are more side effects with human drugs than homeopathic ones - they are proper medicines, homeopathic remedies are just water or sugar pills!

Adverse reactions to water and sugar pills are peeing more and in vast excess, diabetes!

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Martin Atkinson — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:34:05 GMT

[quote user="Francisco Gomez"]Many people in Spain come from a background of lack of scientific education[/quote]That most certainly is not limited to Spain!

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Francisco Gomez — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:50:34 GMT

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Francisco Good thing too. I'm just surprised that Masters was ever offered in the 1st place. Was Barcelona ever affiliated with Hogwarts?

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Many people in Spain come from a background of lack of scientific education and are unable to make a decision whether they want to try one of these things or not. Thankfully, the widespread of public(schooling) and mandatory education is helping the new generation.

I still have a book from when my mum went to school. I'll try to scan it this weekend and how what was taught back then.

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Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:39:53 GMT

Francisco Good thing too. I'm just surprised that Masters was ever offered in the 1st place. Was Barcelona ever affiliated with Hogwarts?

Wynne

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Silvia Maldonado — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 06:41:42 GMT

I read it on Argos magazine. However, the very same day I found a job vacancy looking for a vet with an interest in homeopathy...