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Nearly Sane

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NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« on: July 21, 2017, 05:08:06 PM »
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2017, 11:40:52 AM »
I don't think homeopathy prescriptions should have been available on the cash strapped NHS.
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2017, 11:24:05 AM »
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2017, 12:35:27 AM »
Quote from: Floo on July 22, 2017, 11:40:52 AM
I don't think homeopathy prescriptions should have been available on the cash strapped NHS.

Must admit its news to me that they ever were!
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2017, 01:30:04 PM »
I should damn well think so too - it's superstitious, anti-scientific gobbledegook.
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2017, 01:52:36 PM »
I don't like herbal remedies being lumped in with homeopathy. A lot of our best drugs were or are plant derived.
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2017, 01:56:46 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on July 31, 2017, 01:52:36 PM
I don't like herbal remedies being lumped in with homeopathy. A lot of our best drugs were or are plant derived.
which while true, doesn't mean that others and the ones referred to here are not exactly the same nonsense as homeopathy.
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2017, 01:56:57 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on July 31, 2017, 01:52:36 PM
I don't like herbal remedies being lumped in with homeopathy. A lot of our best drugs were or are plant derived.
Digitalis and aspirin being the first two that spring to mind.
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2017, 02:05:11 PM »
Quote from: Shaker on July 31, 2017, 01:56:57 PM
Digitalis and aspirin being the first two that spring to mind.

Quinine and tamoxifen being others. Menthol is plant derived too.
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2017, 02:06:24 PM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 31, 2017, 01:56:46 PM
which while true, doesn't mean that others and the ones referred to here are not exactly the same nonsense as homeopathy.

I don't know which herbal remedies the NHS used to prescribe. Peppermint capsules are proven to be effective against IBS and used to be available years ago.
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Sebastian Toe

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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2017, 06:57:25 PM »
It's all water under the bridge!
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Re: NHS England to stop homeopathy prescriptions
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2017, 07:19:38 AM »
Quote from: Sebastian Toe on July 31, 2017, 06:57:25 PM
It's all water under the bridge!

Organic water - I hope!   8)
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