Scam Alert! Nanopharmacology!
December 14, 2009 at 3:39 pm
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2009 at 4:33 pm by theVOID.)
In much the same way that proponents of Creationism renamed their movement to Intelligent Design in a futile attempt at gaining respectability, it seems the Homeopathic movement has come up with a new buzz word to try and fool people into thinking it's a next generation technology, not only that, but nanotechnology.
Introducing Nanopharmacology:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/nanopharmacology.php
They're trying to portray Homeopathy as a science that is in some way related to the genuine field of nano-technological research by claiming that the extremely diluted particles of whatever in the solution are actually nano-particles.
They also claim that it is intrinsically better for you not for the usual homeopathic reasons of water memory communicating with the body and passing on the properties of the ailment in the form of information to the body so it can know how to destroy the ailment, but that it is less prone to side effects - which is perfectly true considering that a solution that contains no molecules of the original active ingredient cannot possibly have side effects
Just to give you an idea of how nonsense the entire thing is, the first entry under the heading "Clinical Evidence" is not about evidence, but the fact that Homeopathy has been practiced since 19th century and also a claim that in the 19th century homeopathic remedies were often less fatal than conventional medicine, supported of course by no sources what-so-ever but i don't find it too hard to believe none the less, considering arsenic was a common treatment 200 years ago no medicine is probably the best way to go
Then he has a study done by a homeopathic hospital, which is such an independent and unbiased source for a study into the validity of homeopathy, followed by some more bullshit studies with, surprise surprise, no sources.
The article is pretty good for a casual laugh
Introducing Nanopharmacology:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/nanopharmacology.php
They're trying to portray Homeopathy as a science that is in some way related to the genuine field of nano-technological research by claiming that the extremely diluted particles of whatever in the solution are actually nano-particles.
They also claim that it is intrinsically better for you not for the usual homeopathic reasons of water memory communicating with the body and passing on the properties of the ailment in the form of information to the body so it can know how to destroy the ailment, but that it is less prone to side effects - which is perfectly true considering that a solution that contains no molecules of the original active ingredient cannot possibly have side effects
Just to give you an idea of how nonsense the entire thing is, the first entry under the heading "Clinical Evidence" is not about evidence, but the fact that Homeopathy has been practiced since 19th century and also a claim that in the 19th century homeopathic remedies were often less fatal than conventional medicine, supported of course by no sources what-so-ever but i don't find it too hard to believe none the less, considering arsenic was a common treatment 200 years ago no medicine is probably the best way to go
Then he has a study done by a homeopathic hospital, which is such an independent and unbiased source for a study into the validity of homeopathy, followed by some more bullshit studies with, surprise surprise, no sources.
The article is pretty good for a casual laugh
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