Re: Homeopathy again (resubnission with subject)

On Dec 13, 2:35 am, Martin <idontwan...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:24:28 -0800 (PST), CitizenJimserac





<Jimse...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Dec 6, 8:50 am, "D. C. Sessions" <d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
CitizenJimseracwrote:
Again there is an implication to this message (Homeopathy is
dangerous)
when in fact the real message is that some people are incredibly
stuipid.

Yup, they trust their lives to homeopathy.

However, they're not altogether to blame.  In theory the Government
regulates consumer and health products to keep fraudulent and
dangerous products off the market; very few people know that (of
all things) "health products" such as "nutritional supplements"
are exempt from that requirement.

Homeopathy remedies ARE regulated by theFDA, my dear Ducky - as usual
you are misinformed about it  -  regulation of
homeopathic medicines was written into the law that created
theFDA.

CitizenJimserac

You do know it's regulated through a separate law, which exempts
homeopathy from having to prove it's safe and effective before it can
be marketed? Why do you think homeopaths wanted that exemption?

Well done Martin! Yes it is regulated and yes the "regulatory"
process
is quite different than for standard drugs. - it appears that the
Homeopathic drugs are "regulated", by law, by the Homeopathic
Pharmacopia"
which is built by the provings and maintained by the Homeopathic
industry itself.

Now what I want to know, is why? There have been several
petitions brought to the FDA about why it does not regulate
Homeopathic drugs in the same manner and perhap with the same
kinds of tests and minimum requirements for proof of efficacy
that are used for standard drugs.

More details at this site, from an FDA spokesperson:
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/096_home.html

Citizen Jimserac

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