Homeopathy Epic Fail

[Iron Woode]

http://nationalpost.com/news/canada...d-restless-growling-child-with-rabid-dog-spit

apparently, using rabies to cure a child is a thing now with homeopathy.

I seriously don't comprehend this at all.

A British Columbia homeopath who boasted of curing a child’s behavioural problems with a remedy made from the saliva of a rabid dog has prompted calls for greater oversight of alternative medicine.

Writing in the “successful clinical cases” section of her blog, Anke Zimmermann of Victoria described treating a four-year-old boy last fall who was restless, aggressive to other children, afraid of werewolves and growled at people.

After hearing the boy had been bitten by a dog at age two, Zimmermann said the prescription was clear.

“I decided to give a homeopathic remedy made from rabies,” she wrote. She speculated that the dog that bit him might have recently been vaccinated against rabies, prompting an altered state in the boy similar to a rabies infection.

 

[lxskllr]

Sounds like it worked :^D

Reads like the rabies spit is sterilized before distribution. Not hand collected in the wild :^O I don't see any harm, even if it doesn't work.

 

[brianmanahan]

this is an entertaining short overview of the definition, history and methods of homeopathy.

in many cases when they're treating stuff by "fighting fire with fire", the amounts of the "antidote" is so small it might amount to a few molecules. but the original inventor thought that even though most of the substance was gone, it would leave an "essence" behind in the H2O itself.

 

[KMFJD]

people will believe anything

 

[Brainonska511]

Sounds like it worked :^D

Reads like the rabies spit is sterilized before distribution. Not hand collected in the wild :^O I don't see any harm, even if it doesn't work.

The harm if it doesn't work is it financially harms the parents, the existing condition could be exacerbated without real treatment, and it further delays legitimate treatments.

 

[lxskllr]

The harm if it doesn't work is it financially harms the parents, the existing condition could be exacerbated without real treatment, and it further delays legitimate treatments.

People get screwed out of money every day. Even the government participates in the screwing. In this case, the kid got better. Why/how? Does it really matter? The kid was a spaz, and either the placebo fixed him, or the people who interacted with him changed their behavior. If it /didn't/ work, they could then go to a professional.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

The problem with alternative medicine is they're all lumped together. Homeopathy bs and herbalism get viewed by many educated people in the same way. It's just as foolish to believe the only "legitimate" medicines come from doctors in hospitals.

 

[Brainonska511]

The problem with alternative medicine is they're all lumped together. Homeopathy bs and herbalism get viewed by many educated people in the same way. It's just as foolish to believe the only "legitimate" medicines come from doctors in hospitals.

You know what they call alternative medicines that work? Medicine. Legitimate treatments are backed up by evidence.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You know what they call alternative medicines that work? Medicine. Legitimate treatments are backed up by evidence.

I guess it depends on what you consider as evidence. Modern medicine is is monetarily based. There's little incentive for codifying, double blind testing and, peer reviews of herbal remedies that already have pills based on their active ingredients even if the pills have nastier side effects.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

in many cases when they're treating stuff by "fighting fire with fire", the amounts of the "antidote" is so small it might amount to a few molecules. but the original inventor thought that even though most of the substance was gone, it would leave an "essence" behind in the H2O itself.

That's why homeopathy is idiotic nonsense. Fighting fire with fire works, that's how a whole hell of a lot of vaccines are developed and poisons can be effective treatments, i.e chemotherapy.. It would not surprise me if somewhere down the line some medication derived from rabies turns out to be able to cure something else. But not when it's watered down to the point of "essence". And that's why I love homeopathy. It's a great way of culling the herd of the most stupid members. Anyone that believes water is a cure deserves to have a fire hose shoved up their ass daily until they're in perfect health or dead, whichever comes first.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Homopathy could be a good thing if they didn't screw around with this BS. There are various natural alternatives that may possibly be viable. A lot of it is probably more diet like "eat more of nnn" etc. If they concentrated on that aspect and still used as scientific approach instead of these crazy BS things they would not get that bad of a name.

I was seeing a naturalpath for psoriasis, figured it was worth it, but none of the remedies really worked, but some of the tips like using coconut oil or increasing omega 3 intake etc did help. Ultimately though, I ended up just using the stuff from my doctor to really fight it. It's almost all gone now.

 

[mikeymikec]

The child probably thought it was best to pretend to be cured rather than having this quack experiment on him any more.