Homeopathy, conventional drugs share ingredients

Here's a sampling of active pharmaceutical ingredients used in homeopathic remedies, but in highly diluted amounts. The homeopathic name is listed first along with its recommended homeopathic use, then the conventional name for the same drug, and a recommended conventional use.

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A brief guide to regulation of health products

Here is a look at how homeopathic drugs differ from conventional medicines and dietary supplements.

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Man who lost sense of smell assumed Zicam safe

He was like millions of other consumers who sometimes take vitamins or echinacea, hoping to build up his immunity or ward off a cold. He figured alternative remedies were as safe as a spoonful of honey. But that notion washed away with one squirt of a homeopathic cold gel.

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AP IMPACT: Zicam not alone in side effect reports

The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs. And that was perfectly legal — until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell. One little word on Zicam's label explains all this: "homeopathic."

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After her son Devin was born last October, Grainne Ostrowski of Arlington was determined to do whatever she could to protect him from the flu.

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BABY Gloria Thomas's parents, homeopath Thomas Sam and his wife, Manju, have been jailed for failing to obtain proper medical help to treat their daughter's chronic eczema.

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A couple who relied on homeopathic treatments for their eczema-stricken baby daughter has been jailed over her death. Thomas Sam, 42, and his wife Manju, 37, were found guilty of the most serious case of manslaughter by criminal negligence.

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People with conditions such as HIV, TB and malaria should not rely on homeopathic treatments, the World Health Organization has warned.

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The FDA has removed another killer remedy from health food stores — Stamina-Rx. This product bills itself as a "revolutionary sexual stimulant engineered to increase sexual stamina and arousal," made from yohimbe extract and other herbal products.

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Where in London can one purchase plutonium? In Covent Garden, at the Helios Homeopathy shop.

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British scientists have appealed to the World Health Organisation to publicly condemn homeopathy as a treatment for serious diseases, such as HIV, TB and malaria.

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By Dr. Molly Punzo M.D.

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THE parents of a baby girl suffering from eczema ignored the advice of doctors and persisted with homeopathic treatment for their daughter until she died from infection, a court has heard.

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To my surprise and relief, it was positive.

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A man who suffered from a peanut allergy collapsed and died from severe anaphylactic shock less than an hour after receiving treatment for his allergy from an alternative medicine practitioner.

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Homeopathic drops taken under the tongue can work just as well as weekly allergy shots for those with seasonal hay fever symptoms.

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Some homeopathic medicines may ease the side-effects of cancer treatments without interfering in how they work, a scientific review has concluded.

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In 1994, NASA computer scientist Amy Lansky of Portola Valley, California, began wondering about her two-year-old son. Max knew the alphabet and could beat adults at memory games, but he barely spoke and, despite normal hearing, didn't seem to understand language.

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What is Alternative Medicine?

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An interesting twist to science that adds controversy to the efficacy of homeopathy treatment.

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Vibrational medicine is a promising area of "technology" (it's difficult to call it that) that covers a variety of pioneering healing modalities now known to be far more powerful than drugs and surgery in improving the lives of patients.

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"The resident homoeopath, Katie Jermine, quizzed me about my diet, stress levels and lifestyle.

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Britain's leading pharmacists' organisation is being urged to crack down on high street chemists that sell homeopathic remedies, amid accusations that they are in breach of their own ethical guidelines.

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This comes as no surprise to some of use - the standard approach from your GP is to kill off all living mechanisms that exist, and the problem might go away if your body is strong enough. No benefit exists in using the highly toxic drugs for eczema pushed by conventional medicin …

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Stress is a fact of life, but being stressed out is not.

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Homeopathy should not be labelled a fraud. Those who study water know the critics are wrong, says Rustum Roy

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Time after time, properly conducted scientific studies have proved that homeopathic remedies work no better than simple placebos.

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Homeopathy treatments are natural treatments for PMS, hot flashes and other hormonal issues. Homeopathic treatment works, try it.

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Homoeopathy works wonders on the human body. But apparently, it has the same effect on plants too, as an ascetic in Allahabad has proven.

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