“Based on the assessment of the evidence of effectiveness of homeopathy, NHMRC concludes that there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective.”
One does wonder why _any_ medical society or regulatory agency takes any position other than "you have got to be kidding" on the topic of homeopathy. And yet, there actually are medical regulatory agencies here and there around the world which, in some sense or other, purport to "regulate" homeopathy. Wouldn't this be akin to the Royal Society announcing that it will henceforth be regulating the practice of magic?
A classic if somewhat embarrassing to a Canadian like myself example of a jurisdiction which purports to "regulate" homeopathy is the Province of Ontario. Ontario not only has an officially sanctioned "College of Homeopaths of Ontario" which is listed as a "Schedule 1 Self Governing Heath Profession" in Ontario's Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, it also has a "profession"-specific Homeopathy Act, 2007 which is scheduled to be proclaimed on April 1, 2015 (although it does suggest a certain sense of humour on the part of the Government of Ontario, this date is real - homeopathy really does become an officially self-regulated profession in the Province of Ontario on April 1, 2015). Check out the first couple paragraphs of Section 3 of the above referenced Homeopathy Act of 2007 to see just what is being regulated. The mind truly boggles . . .
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/11/homeopathy-not-effective-for-treating-any-condition-australian-report-finds
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