Dr. Quinn demonstrated homeopathy to England in the 1830s. Homeopathy has gained in roads as a very popular form of alternative medicine in England. Homeopathy's usage has grown in the United Kingdom. Homeopathy treatments are paid by the National Health Care System(NHS) of the UK.
Homeopathy has always had an elite status in UK. It is used by the royal family and other celebrities such as Paul McCartney and Catherine Zeta Jones. This form of alternative medicine has been under attack of late in England. The royal family has used homeopathy for centuries in England. They are big supporters of homeopathy but they will not get involved in the current issue of homeopathy in the NHS.
Prominent doctors in the UK are trying to shut down homeopathic hospitals in the UK. Doctors saying there is no evidence for homeopathy. Physicians site many studies showing homeopathy medicine works no better than a sugar pills. Leading doctors are advising general practitioners not to pass out referral slips for homeopathy. Homeopathic hospitals must shutdown if they do not receive an adequate number of referral slips.
A scheduled closure of Tunbridge homeopathic hospital is due to occur due to lack of patients. The hospital is going bankrupt since doctors are not referring patients to this hospital. Homeopathic hospitals throughout the United Kingdom are facing bankruptcy due to lack of patients. Doctors are not giving patients referrals to these homeopathic hospitals. Critics state that questionable alternative therapies should not be funded by the NHS because there is no evidence that they work.
Skeptics say they have proven trials that show homeopathy is not effective. They point to Lancet trials that show homeopathy does not work on a large scale. Lancet trials do seem to have issues with researchers making assumptions that homeopathy does not work even before starting these trials. These bias makes much of the research skewed and unreliable. Studies in homeopathy have showed some promise and some failure. Some studies show homeopathy not to work. Other trials demonstrate homeopathy works better than a placebo. BBC has conducted some research with homeopathic dilutions. There research showed no difference between water and homeopathic dilutions. Skeptics claim that homeopathy in not feasible due to the high amount of dilutions being used. Homeopathy dilutions of 24X or 12C have no substance other than water.
Patients in homeopathy hospitals give rave reviews of the care they receive. Homeopathy seems to be increasing in the UK even though doctors are giving fewer referrals, homeopathic hospitals are going bankrupt and a brutal media attack on homeopathy. 38 million pounds were consumed with homeopathy in 2007. This number is expected to increase to 46 million pounds in 2012.
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