Comments on: Homeopathetic; Or how the 10.23 overdose campaign will probably do nothing http://stuporcollider.com/2010/02/01/homeopathetic/ Because Arnold is the best Hercules Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:46:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Why does the media love homeopathy? | Stuporcollider http://stuporcollider.com/2010/02/01/homeopathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Why does the media love homeopathy? | Stuporcollider Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:44:46 +0000 http://stuporcollider.com/?p=980#comment-568 [...] so I’m sure many of you share my vitriol at homeopathy. I’m not going to go into all that again, many people have done it much more eloquently than [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('568','Why does the media love homeopathy? | Stuporcollider'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('568','Why does the media love homeopathy? | Stuporcollider','[...] so I’m sure many of you share my vitriol at homeopathy. I’m not going to go into all that again, many people have done it much more eloquently than [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] so I’m sure many of you share my vitriol at homeopathy. I’m not going to go into all that again, many people have done it much more eloquently than [...]
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]]> By: NeilH http://stuporcollider.com/2010/02/01/homeopathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-558 NeilH Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:40:50 +0000 http://stuporcollider.com/?p=980#comment-558 The problem is that people who use homeopathy genuinely believe it works, and often the placebo effect means it does. It's a tricky issue to deny someone what they believe is an effective treatment. I know biomedical scientists who take a homeopathic powder daily, when they should know full well that it's a load of bunk. And that's the problem. People like medicines, but people don't like the fact that most medicines have side effects. Look at the rise of the 'probiotic' yoghurt drink; the drinks themselves seem to do nothing, and if they do there's not a lot of agreement on what actual benefit they have. But they are a consequence free medicine, people can feel like they're making a healthy change without repercussions (except the cost, of course). It's a scam, sure, but so many products are. Designer clothing? Latest Apple product? People can continue to spend their money on what makes them feel good, and I don't mind that. What I do mind is the justification of these things. Boots (formerly Booth the Chemist) selling them seems wrong, and don't get me started on the Royal Homeopathic Hospital. Let the fruit loops get their alternative medicine from beardy high street vendors, but keep it away from actual, proven medicine.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('558','NeilH'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('558','NeilH','The problem is that people who use homeopathy genuinely believe it works, and often the placebo effect means it does. It\'s a tricky issue to deny someone what they believe is an effective treatment.\r\n\r\nI know biomedical scientists who take a homeopathic powder daily, when they should know full well that it\'s a load of bunk. And that\'s the problem. People like medicines, but people don\'t like the fact that most medicines have side effects.\r\n\r\nLook at the rise of the \'probiotic\' yoghurt drink; the drinks themselves seem to do nothing, and if they do there\'s not a lot of agreement on what actual benefit they have. But they are a consequence free medicine, people can feel like they\'re making a healthy change without repercussions (except the cost, of course). It\'s a scam, sure, but so many products are. Designer clothing? Latest Apple product? People can continue to spend their money on what makes them feel good, and I don\'t mind that.\r\n\r\nWhat I do mind is the justification of these things. Boots (formerly Booth the Chemist) selling them seems wrong, and don\'t get me started on the Royal Homeopathic Hospital. Let the fruit loops get their alternative medicine from beardy high street vendors, but keep it away from actual, proven medicine.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The problem is that people who use homeopathy genuinely believe it works, and often the placebo effect means it does. It’s a tricky issue to deny someone what they believe is an effective treatment.

I know biomedical scientists who take a homeopathic powder daily, when they should know full well that it’s a load of bunk. And that’s the problem. People like medicines, but people don’t like the fact that most medicines have side effects.

Look at the rise of the ‘probiotic’ yoghurt drink; the drinks themselves seem to do nothing, and if they do there’s not a lot of agreement on what actual benefit they have. But they are a consequence free medicine, people can feel like they’re making a healthy change without repercussions (except the cost, of course). It’s a scam, sure, but so many products are. Designer clothing? Latest Apple product? People can continue to spend their money on what makes them feel good, and I don’t mind that.

What I do mind is the justification of these things. Boots (formerly Booth the Chemist) selling them seems wrong, and don’t get me started on the Royal Homeopathic Hospital. Let the fruit loops get their alternative medicine from beardy high street vendors, but keep it away from actual, proven medicine.

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]]> By: mbooth http://stuporcollider.com/2010/02/01/homeopathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-557 mbooth Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:13:15 +0000 http://stuporcollider.com/?p=980#comment-557 My favourite argument for homeopathic, herbal and other alternative and traditional remedies is that "they've been used for hundreds or even thousands of years." Right. And then we tested it. The stuff that worked became medicine. Where's my clue-by-four?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('557','mbooth'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('557','mbooth','My favourite argument for homeopathic, herbal and other alternative and traditional remedies is that \"they\'ve been used for hundreds or even thousands of years.\"\r\n\r\nRight. And then we tested it. The stuff that worked became medicine.\r\n\r\nWhere\'s my clue-by-four?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> My favourite argument for homeopathic, herbal and other alternative and traditional remedies is that “they’ve been used for hundreds or even thousands of years.”

Right. And then we tested it. The stuff that worked became medicine.

Where’s my clue-by-four?

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