title: British media attacks on homeopathy: are they justified?
abstract: Homeopathy is being attacked by the British media. These attacks draw support from irresponsible and unjustified claims by certain teachers of homeopathy. Such claims include the use of 'dream' and 'imaginative' methods for provings. For prescribing some such teachers attempt to replace the laborious process of matching symptom picture and remedy with spurious theories based on 'signatures', sensations and other methods. Other irresponsible claims have also been made. These "new ideas" risk destroying the principles, theory, and practice of homeopathy.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vithoulkas
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media / Q000592:standards; D011639:Public Opinion; D012107:Research Design; D013690:Television; D006113:United Kingdom