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Duh... Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #1
of course it doesn't...it can't. there's no "there" there! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #2
"did not find that homeopathy performed better than a placebo"?? uppityperson Mar 2015 #3
If water has a memory... backscatter712 Mar 2015 #4
... progressoid Mar 2015 #5
I could use a nice homeopathic lager right now Trekologer Mar 2015 #54
Please don't laugh... jmowreader Mar 2015 #72
I've read that homeopathy is effective at reducing... Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #6
Exactly! It cures the back pain and discomfort that comes petronius Mar 2015 #7
but not the pockets of pharmaceuticals hopemountain Mar 2015 #20
why big Pharma is hugely into herb supplements. longship Mar 2015 #26
there are quality, tested hopemountain Mar 2015 #27
No objective entity is testing them. HuckleB Mar 2015 #30
Well, homeopathy is a total waste of money. It's water. longship Mar 2015 #33
st johns wart is an herbal supplement hopemountain Mar 2015 #36
You are confusing naturopathy with homeopathy. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #39
I think I said that St. John's Wort is a supplement. longship Mar 2015 #43
incorrect. hopemountain Mar 2015 #48
That is a hopeless straw man. longship Mar 2015 #55
first do no harm? hopemountain Mar 2015 #62
Please! Do not go there. longship Mar 2015 #63
well, i have been there hopemountain Mar 2015 #65
I cannot speak for your personal health situation. longship Mar 2015 #67
you've been hopemountain Mar 2015 #68
Something devoutly to be wished. longship Mar 2015 #69
You want "something tested for safety and efficacy"? thesquanderer Mar 2015 #42
"it's old, therefore it's right!" Scootaloo Mar 2015 #34
Ah, they're doing fine on the business of the transplant surgeons... sir pball Mar 2015 #44
Separating chumps from their money hifiguy Mar 2015 #74
The fact that we have to spend money to show this is an ugly reminder of the era. HuckleB Mar 2015 #8
I can't understand why anyone would still believe in this. Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #9
Because they are desperate, and there are some conditions where there is no treatment still_one Mar 2015 #28
Germfany tests herbal remedies for selected active ingredients. eridani Mar 2015 #37
Swiss fully support Homeopathy PumpkinAle Mar 2015 #10
thank you hopemountain Mar 2015 #11
Yes, screw BIG PHARMA! HuckleB Mar 2015 #15
Oh, goodie. The Swiss allow con artists to scam people. HuckleB Mar 2015 #14
That's unfortunate that the Swiss support this. n/t deafskeptic Mar 2015 #24
Helped me a lot with interstitial cystitis discomfort. Peregrine Took Mar 2015 #12
You do realize that there is no substance in homeopathy, right? HuckleB Mar 2015 #13
Wrong. zappaman Mar 2015 #16
Slugime.inc! I've got the purest slug slime in the world! HuckleB Mar 2015 #18
I only use organic GMO-free slug slime. zappaman Mar 2015 #21
The only organic slug slime is from caged slugs! HuckleB Mar 2015 #22
I slaughter a chicken and in about a week my cold is gone also!! nt Logical Mar 2015 #56
Homeopathy is like Congress. nt valerief Mar 2015 #17
If only... HuckleB Mar 2015 #19
It has been established that... Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #23
Citations needed. HuckleB Mar 2015 #29
Actually, placebos can work even if you know they're placebos. Frank Cannon Mar 2015 #31
Of course they can... CanSocDem Mar 2015 #45
Interseting Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #46
Google the Homeopathic Mass Suicides jmowreader Mar 2015 #25
homeopathy is based on the titration hopemountain Mar 2015 #66
You apparently missed the point jmowreader Mar 2015 #71
then they are just as ignorant about hopemountain Mar 2015 #73
The "hoax" is the theory that homeopathy is anything but a placebo jmowreader Mar 2015 #75
We use the term Homeopathy now to describe what we used to call magic potions. Half-Century Man Mar 2015 #32
No, no, historically "magic potions" had all sorts of fun stuff Scootaloo Mar 2015 #35
As if rjsquirrel Mar 2015 #38
the placebo effect Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #40
And water's wet. ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #41
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Why put so much care into something that someone else believes is good for them? ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #49
+1 liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #50
LOL, no some people post the truth about scams to stop the gullible from wasting money! nt Logical Mar 2015 #58
Bullshit, ignorance is not a virtue. People need to know they are wasting their money. nt Logical Mar 2015 #57
It's petty any way you slice it. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #59
Nope! Facts matter. Truth matters. LOL, so GOP voters are OK to believe the BS also? We..... Logical Mar 2015 #61
Crossing you off my party list. closeupready Mar 2015 #64
I disagree Warpy Mar 2015 #51
I found another homeopathy-related atrocity jmowreader Mar 2015 #52
Did they try it on mild dehydration? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #53
Criticizing it though, certainly cures a need for self-professed cleverness. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #60
Not true. Rex Mar 2015 #70
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