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Lorraine Fertch

Lorraine Fertch, one of our local homeopaths, has been missing for several weeks. She started using homeopathy to help her eczema, found it helped, and showed up at a couple of study group meetings. She took some training in homeopathy with Andre Saine and started using it in her practice at Ruscombe. She was more of a mixer than a strict classical homeopath. I can't say I knew her well, but I always found her an easy and fun person to talk to.

Press articles about homeopathy from the web

GP training to include the fringe alternatives
A proposed curriculum for Australia's professional college of GPs includes unproven and unscientific treatments such as homeopathy, energy field therapy and the use of shark cartilage to treat cancer. But the college says alternative medicine is growing in popularity, and doctors should be able to give reliable advice on these therapies. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, responsible for setting standards for training GPs, last week called for help in developing an integrative medicine faculty.
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Homeopathy moving ahead
The internationally reputed homeopath, Dr D P Rastogi has said that homeopathy in India has already crossed the stage of winning trust of the patients and is moving ahead. "The first phase of proving effectiveness of homeopathy treatment to the public and to government, and getting an acceptance for the same is already over and homeopathy has now reached the level of advanced research,"� he added.
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Mystery Tea at Food City
I stumbled on something in the spice aisle that made me raise an eyebrow. Two, actually. There in the loose tea section was a package of small flowers and leaves labeled "Arnica - For external use only." Curious, I turned the bag over.
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Alternative medicines draws fire
The attack comes at a time when, in Australia, more money than ever is being invested in CAM remedies. In the 2006-2007 financial year, Medicare Australia paid out more than $23 million in rebates for patients who received acupuncture, chiropractic therapy and osteopathy.
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Interpreting dreams for treating patients
Dreams are bottled up emotions, and they also largely depict the true nature of a human being. For classic homeopath doctor Dr Milind Bhatt, treatment of his patients is based on interpretation of their dreams which he says, partly reveal their aspirations.
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New Fertility Clinic Opens in Phoenix
The American Medical College of Homeopathy located off of 20th Avenue and Camelback in Phoenix, recently opened the doors to its new fertility research clinic. The clinic works one-on-one with couples experiencing difficulty conceiving and who are searching for a gentler, more affordable alternative to in vitro fertilization and traditional methods.
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A nice little Ernst-er
So, Edzard, heres a study that has been double-blinded and placebo controlled, and that demonstrates homeopathy is just as good as, if not better then, drugs for the treatment of eczema. The studys reference is: Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2008; 16: 15-21. Take a look, and pass the money along soonest. No disrespect, but Id prefer notes £20s and £50s are fine to a cheque.
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