KOZHIKODE: The Institution of Homoeopaths, Kerala, and homoeopathy doctors have strongly objected to the study conducted by the Australia government’s National Health and Medical Research Council, which claims that the medicines in homoeopathy are not reliable for treating patients with various health problems.
A news report published in Al Jazeera America said that researchers at the Australian government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) were tasked with looking at a total of 176 controlled studies into how effective homoeopathy was in treating patients with various complaints. The results, found “no reliable evidence in humans that homoeopathy was effective for treating the range of health conditions considered in the study,” it said.
It further reported that the study found that such patients should not turn to homoeopathy to treat health conditions that were “chronic, serious, or could become serious.”
“People who choose homoeopathy may put their health at risk if they reject or delay treatments,” the authors of the report added. For some health conditions, a review of the studies showed that homoeopathy was no more effective than a placebo, the report said. Interestingly, contradictory to the research, there is a surge in the number of people switching over to alternative medicines, including homoeopathy, ayurveda, siddha and unani.
“If it was about 7 per cent of people taking treatment under homoeopathy three years ago, the number has increased by 10 per cent now,” says Sunil Kumar, president, Institution of Homoeopaths, Kerala.
Criticising the study. he said that their study is based on molecular theory, which is not an effective way to assess homoeopathy.
Countries like Switzerland have conducted 21 clinical trials and have found that homoeopathy is effective and insurance is accepted for the treatment, he says.
K C Prasob, member, Central Council for Homoeopathy, says that several patients have benefited from homoeopathy, where allopathy has failed. G Sivaramkrishnan, superintendent, Government Homoeo Hospital, Porameri, says that his hospital is flooded with patients.
Source : http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Homoeopaths-see-Red-Over-NHMRC-Study/2015/03/16/article2715624.ece
The NHMRC is clearly a propaganda arm of the pharmaceutical
industry. In spite of all the deaths and injury from allopathic drugs,
they decided to focus on homeopathy as a threat to public health. It took
careful strategy to come up with a report so contrary to reality. The news media keeps repeating the lies in this phony report. The NHMRC went after a well known Australian homeopath recently, taking her to Federal court, because she stated on her website that homeopathy was useful for treating whooping cough. It’s a corrupt agency.