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Amazon selling homeopathic (therefore useless) cancer "treatments"
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I hope Amazon and the companies behind these snakeoil products get prosecuted for this. This sort of dangerous quackery exploits people when they're at their most desperate and vulnerable.
http://josephinejones.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/cancer-quackery-on-sale-at-amazon-co-uk/
http://josephinejones.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/cancer-quackery-still-available-from-amazon/
I hope Amazon and the companies behind these snakeoil products get prosecuted for this. This sort of dangerous quackery exploits people when they're at their most desperate and vulnerable.
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But no, you are right and it's disgusting. I am all for people trying alternative treatments as well as their medical treatment, but the way most of it is complete crap and are often aimed at the most desperate people is wrong.
*Awaits comments about how pharmaceutical companies are concealing the cure for cancer*.
- Drug free
- Herbs free
- Non-toxic
- Side-effect free
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS BUGGER ALL!:mad:She's convinced herself that they are better options because they claim little to no side effects. I've tried dissuading her but it's hard to get through.
(She goes on and on about how the NHS are trying to make money and about statistics and about how chemo is poisoning her with something else to cure the cancer. And on and on about only the negatives of Chemo all the while praising these quack medicines as a supposed viable option. Her thought process is killing me inside more then the thought of her with cancer as I know they are nothing but snakeoil But I just can't get through)
Maybe charging £19.99 for 50ml of what is essentially water could be it. This time next year I'm going to be a millionaire...
One of the reasons why they're nuts.
In some cases it can be used alongside traditional treatments on the NHS I believe. I think it's down to each trust as to what their stance is on it.
Interesting, thank you.
Found this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9982234/Homeopathy-on-the-NHS-is-mad-says-outgoing-scientific-adviser.html
I knew Prince Charles was an advocate, but I'm a bit surprised to read that so is health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
I'm pretty sure it's all just water. It works as well as any other placebo.
Nope.
I genuinely feel for you.
I worry for the people that are taken in with the false promises, the big danger here is the placebo effect.
Some people with lesser ailments will take these products and get better, not realizing its just the bodies natural defence system thats kicked in.
They then swear by their chosen water pill.
Homeopathy is no better than drinking tap water.
I think we has sussed out what water can do.
There are countless things that medical science hasn't discovered. In 50 years time we'll look at medicine today and compare it to the Dark Ages.
What won't happen, however, is that a few drops of water in a glass of water will be found to be the cure for anything (apart from dehydration) although it may have a placebo effect for those gullible enough to believe in it.
If in doubt, check out this website: http://www.howdoeshomeopathywork.com/
So if a) they are giving advice/suggesting treatment/offering a cure and b) they don't meet the specific conditions that allow them to do so, then there may be a breach of the law.
The mere fact that Amazon provides listings for a company such as Homeovitality would be seen as validation by many people. Let's hope the company is suitably penalised for endorsing and facilitating such despicable business practices.
Shockingly, even though the "Cancer Care" listing has been pulled, Amazon is still doing business with Homeovitality.