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The Challenges Posed by Homeless People

by Dr Angela Jones

Up to 50% of homeless people suffer from major mental illness and the incidence among them of substance abuse, including alcohol and drugs, is almost 100%. Many are on the knife-...

The End of the Benveniste Affair?

by Dr Peter Fisher

A study recently published in the journal Inflammation Research may mark the beginning of a resolution to the so-called 'Benveniste affair'.

The Limbic System, Disease and Homeopathy – How Emotional Stress Affects our Health

by Sally Ann Hutcheson

Science has now established that it is a crucial player in neuroendocrinology.[2,3] As somebody who is interested in complementary therapies, you no doubt will understand and subscr...

The Power of Constitutional Medicine

by Dr Angela Jones

I have treated Elizabeth for over five years now, on an intermittent basis. She first came to see me for her arthritis, which was causing her absolute misery. It affected her chief...

The Proving of Homoeopathic Remedies

by Peter Fraser

Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle that like cures like; that the remedy which will cure the patient is the one that has the same effect on people as does th...

The Role of Homeopathy in Grief

by Dr Neil Slade

This Column begins by saying that we all will be faced with loss and grief at some time in our lives, whether suddenly, or expected. In either case, the grief can be overwhelming, ...

The Scientific Evidence for the Efficacy of Homoeopathy

by Peter Fraser

In an editorial in The Townsend Letter[1] Dr Gaby looked at the question of the effectiveness of homoeopathy from a basically sceptical point of view.

The Use of Homeopathy in a Case of Cancer

by Dr Neil Slade

When Harriet attended the author's clinic, she was 35 years old and had been suffering from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) for eighteen months. The primary tumour was growing round a...

Treating Alopecia Areata

by Dr Angela Jones

Hair loss is one of the most distressing symptoms a patient can have, not because of its life-threatening nature, but because the fear of baldness, and its accompanying social st...

Treating Children with Homoeopathy

by Dr Angela Jones

Our children are our most treasured possessions, or should I say our most valued charges. It is the natural wish of a parent that their child should have the best of everything, in...

Treating Verrucas - to Burn or Not to Burn?

by Dr Angela Jones

The author presents a homeopathic approach to treating the viral condition of verrucas, or plantar warts, as an alternative to conventional treatment with freezing, burning, cuttin...

Two Catarrhal Tales

by Dr Angela Jones

I have always thought of catarrh as being extremely unglamorous, as well as somewhat boring, from the medical point-of-view. As a general practitioner, there is not a lot that one ...

Unblocking a Nasal Allergy with Homoeopathy

by Dr Angela Jones

Susan always had a tendency to a blocked nose. It had become worse recently and was more obviously aggravated by exposure to house dust. Indeed, skin tests performed at the local h...

Warts and All

by Dr Angela Jones

There are few things more irritating than a wart. Though seemingly trivial, they are unsightly and embarrassing. Conventional medicine has little to offer the sufferer - he can c...

What a Headache!

by Dr Angela Jones

Fiona had finally had enough of her headaches. She had suffered with them for years and years and always took her maximum daily allowance of 8 co-codamol tablets. She described the...

Who Cares for the Carer?

by June Sayer

In my last article I focused on homeopathy and mental health. I would like to further explore how homeopathy can help those people who are caring for others whether it be those with...

Winter Coughs and Influenza – a Homeopathic Approach

by June Sayer

I trust that all of you reading this article will have enjoyed the Christmas and New Year festivities. However, I do know that at this time of year with the unpredictable changes th...