Anti-homeopathy campaigners stage protest

Campaigners gathered outside a Boots in Liverpool, staging a protest against the sale of homeopathic remedies.
The demonstration, organised by the Merseyside Skeptics Society (MSS) saw protesters take a mass "overdose" of harmless homeopathic remedies.
Campaigners have called on the company to withdraw all of the treatments which they say are "scientifically absurd".
A spokesman for Boots said it followed advice from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society on complementary medicines.
Proponents of homeopathy say it is a system which triggers the body to heal itself, with the use of very highly diluted substances.
'Nothing in them'
Michael Marshall, from the MSS, said: "We believe that they shouldn't be selling sugar pills to people who are sick.
"Homeopathy never works any better than a placebo. The remedies are diluted so much that there is nothing in them."
Protesters also gathered outside Boots branches in Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Leicester and Birmingham.
The Society of Homeopaths said treatments were "person specific" and based on taking a series of small doses, so it did not expect any reaction in the protesters unless one already had symptoms matched to their remedy.
Mr Marshall said consumers trusted Boots and it should not sell the remedies alongside mainstream medicines.
Paul Bennett, professional standards director at Boots, said: "Homeopathy is recognised by the NHS and many health professionals and our customers choose to use homeopathy." (from BBC)

Homeopathic remedies do they really work?

Have you tried them, and was it a success?

As stated above:Homeopathy has similar statistics to placebos.That is because that is what it is BUT placebos are remarkably effective.It's all in the mind you know!

Yes BUG ,you are right ,its all in the mind and the mind can cure anything ,with out the supps ,
homepathic and all other meds play there parts well ,
one day we will be able to stand alone with out the supports of placebos and illness will be a thing of the past ,

Back to the real world

zaina wrote:Yes BUG ,you are right ,its all in the mind and the mind can cure anything ,with out the supps ,
homepathic and all other meds play there parts well ,
one day we will be able to stand alone with out the supports of placebos and illness will be a thing of the past ,

I agree wholeheartedly with you Zaina - the mind is far stronger than the body (have seen it proved on many an occasion) if you tell your mind you are dying it will assist you!

Thank you ,karma ,