European Parliament event Hosted by Interest Group MEPs: Sirpa Pietikäinen, Michèle Rivasi Tilly Metz, Eleonora Evi, and Margrete Auken, this virtual event was chaired by Sirpa Pietikäinen, organised by EUROCAM, and video linked with over 700 attendees across Europe. Meeting the demand of EU citizens The Interest Group on Integrative Medicine and Health brings together…
Narrative Review “Evidence-based homeopathy and veterinary homeopathy, and its potential to help overcome the antimicrobial resistance problem – an overview” published in a conventional peer-reviewed journal in October 2020 Dr Petra Weiermayer, Prof Michael Frass, Dr Thomas Peinbauer and Dr Liesbeth Ellinger, two human physicians and two veterinarians, have written a narrative review in the…
The British Homeopathy Association has changed her name, look and field, and website. The name changed into Homeopathy UK. The new website contains a wealth of information about the many benefits of homeopathy. The 118 years old British Homeopathic Association changed her name in Homeopathy UK on the 1st of June. Homeopathy UK is committed to…
The International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations is looking to hire a Communications Advisor on a consultant basis to join our Brussels based team. The Communications Advisor will support our external communications strategy, write and disseminate publicity material, and respond to inquiries from the public and media. To succeed as a Communications Advisor, you should…
Traditional Chinese Medicine and COVID-19 Chinese doctors and scientists have suggested using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a source of medicines that can be used directly against the Coronavirus. Reason of this is that TCM also proved to be effective by patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) during the SARS epidemic. The China Government…
Birgit Gnadl, a well-known expert in animal homeopathy tells that 80% of antibiotics could be saved with homeopathy. Around 10.000 farmers use homeopathy in Bavaria. This is a third of the total number of farmers in this German state and includes not only organic farmers but also those using conventional methods. The main reason for…
Austrian homeopaths give the 2019 Pseudoscience Award to a sceptic group The Austrian medical and veterinarian homeopathic associations have awarded the 2019 Pseudoscience Award to a sceptic group. The jury took into consideration that the sceptics try to “agitate against complementary medicine and homeopathy without disclosing its real motives and donors. Also, under the guise…
Is acupuncture dose dependent? Ramifications of acupuncture treatment dose within clinical practice and trials. Problems in acupuncture research associated with the limitations of randomized placebo-controlled trials have been discussed for decades. However, there has been little discussion around acupuncture trial design to optimize the chances of acupuncture treatment achieving maximum therapeutic benefit (MTB). While there…
On the occasion of the European Antibiotics Day 2019 symposium hosted by the Ministry of Health on 18 November 2019, Health Minister Brigitte Zarfl warned against even greater care in the use of antibiotics: “Antibiotic resistance is a health hazard for humans and animals that must be combated globally. In order to prevent further resistance,…
A description of Anthroposophic Medicine from a patient’s perspective. Anthroposophic healthcare is health care Anthroposophic healthcare is a useful addition to regular healthcare, with which it maintains numerous connections. You do not have to share the methodological background of doctors and therapists to benefit from it; anthroposophic medicine works equally well with people who know…