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Re: House of Commons Committee advises end to NHS funding of homeopathy

Feb 25, 2010, 15:52

So you think that only rigourously trialled, well proven therapies should be paid for by the NHS? and that homeopathy needs to meet the same "high standards" expected of other treatmenmts?

According to the British Medical Journals handbook of clinical evidence, the proportions of commonly used treatments supported by clinical evidence is as follows:

13% beneficial
23% likely to be beneficial
8% trade off between benefits and harm
6% unlikely to be benefial
4% likely to be ineffective or harmful
46% unknown effectiveness

In light of this do you understand why i might see the obsession with the money spent on homeopathy a tad hypocritical.??

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House of Commons Committee advises end to NHS funding of homeopathy – Merrick, Feb 22, 2010, 16:07


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