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NEWS ABOUT: homeopathy

homeopathy stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - The World Health Organization has issued a warning against homeopathic treatments for TB and other life-threatening illnesses, reports the BBC. The organization issued the alert after pressure from a group of young researchers who complained that homeopathy was being promoted in poor countries as a treatment for TB, infant diarrhea,... More »

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malaria • HIV • global health • World Health Organization • developing world • diarrhea • tuberculosis • homeopathy

Scientists Urge WHO to Slam Homeopathy as HIV Remedy

Brits want such treatment ruled out
for HIV, TB, malaria

Jun 1, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned about deaths tied to choice of treatment, British scientists are calling on the World Health Organization to speak out against homeopathy as a way to battle HIV, TB, malaria, influenza, and infant diarrhea. Clinics throughout Asia and sub-Saharan Africa offer to treat such diseases through homeopathy, though there is... More »

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AIDS • malaria • HIV • medical treatment • alternative treatment • World Health Organization • HIV/AIDS • tuberculosis • homeopathy

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