Hospital battle taken to Holyrood

Around a dozen protesters gathered at the Homeopathic Hospital in Great Western Road ahead of their latest bid to block plans to axe in-patient beds. NHS Greater Glasgow wants to shut all in-patient services at the hospital to save just £300,000 a year of the £58million it plans to cut from its budget.

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Vaccine shortage boosts sales of alternative remedies for flu

This year's flu vaccine shortage has potential patients stocking up on European homeopathic remedies to treat flu symptoms.

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SBL to expand into developed mkts

Homeopathic medicine manufacturer SBL Ltd has chalked out expansion plans that include foraying into developed markets and promoting personal care products.

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County receives 3,000 flu shots

Healthy children and adults can opt to get FluMist, a live vaccine in the form of nasal spray that is still widely available in most doctors' offices, Sullivan said. Another option is Influenzinum, a homeopathic remedy for the flu. Judith Perry, director of the international travel clinic at the university, said she does not know much about the side effects of Influenzinum, which is an extremely diluted version of the flu virus, but it probably "couldn't hurt" if students decided to try it to fight their illness.

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Homeopathy: Press Conference on the 12th of November 2004

The results of the research studies conducted by these university professors are all in accord with one another - namely, that there is clear evidence for the effectiveness of homeopathy. There is sufficient reason for further research. The professors expressed their amazement at the lack of response from the health authorities to these convincing results.

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