Homeopathy in the News http://homeopathy.inbaltimore.org/homeonews.html Current news articles on homeopathy courtesy of the Baltimore Homeopathic Study Group. Edzard Ernst: A question of ethics http://tinyurl.com/5n9z25 For many years, there has been a debate about homeopaths' attitude towards immunisation. Many UK homeopaths seem to advise against it and instead recommend using "homeopathic vaccinations" for which there is no evidence. There is no shortage of websites to demonstrate this. 'Quack' degrees will damage our university say academics http://tinyurl.com/66n23m Degrees in homoeopathy and herbalism could be scrapped after academics branded them quackery and said they would damage their universitys reputation. In an open letter to the vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire UCLan, academics said courses such as acupuncture contain a roll-call of quackery and damage the institutions hopes of being taken seriously. Homeopathy: Treatment by wishful thinking http://tinyurl.com/5a3tfw  Sales of homeopathic products have grown dramatically in recent years. However, few consumers likely understand exactly what theyre buying. TGA tightens up on homeopathic remedies http://tinyurl.com/5vrxp6 The TGA has released details of a proposed new regulation framework for homeopathic remedies, with major changes envisaged for the way remedies are registered and promoted. In a consultation document released this week on the TGA website, the agency says new regulations will contain several significant changes, including a new requirement for all homeopathic remedies to be part of the official register of therapeutic goods regardless of the final concentration of the ingredients. University of Central Lancashire homeopathy degree suspended after criticism http://tinyurl.com/5vwyj6 The undergraduate degree in homeopathic medicine at the University of Central Lancashire has stopped recruiting new students after "relentless attacks from the anti-homeopathy league". The country’s first Homeopathy Hospital http://tinyurl.com/6j2jd3 Sri Lankas first Homeopathy Hospital will be declared open at Welisary today. The hospital is situated at Shelton Jayasinghe Mawatha. Before this it operated only as a homeopathy treatment centre. The ministry of indigenous medicine says the centre has been upgraded to provide resident treatment. Naturopaths achieve official recognition http://tinyurl.com/6lmvy5 Naturopathic doctors are now legally recognized in Nova Scotia. This move will protect people in this province from untrained practitioners, says Dr. Jyl Bishop Veale of Wolfville. The co-president of the provincial professional association, Bishop Veale says legislation proclaimed last month makes this the first province in Atlantic Canada and sixth in Canada to legislate the practice of naturopathic medicine.