India is the 9th fastest growing nation in the world, whose GDP grew 7.9 percent in January-March from a year earlier. Accordingly, one may expect businesses to expand their presence there including Pharma. The bad news is that the Pharmaceutical industry has historically used its wealth and influence to suppress homeopathy. Among the strategies it uses are: (1) corrupting government officials (2) filing nuisance law suits (3) spreading lies in the press (4) defunding homeopathy hospitals and schools (5) instigating laws to inhibit the practice of homeopathy. When Pharma expands its presence in India, we can expect this same behavior. In the United States, Pharma has donated up to $200,000 each to individual senators and congressmen. Drug companies will often spend half-a- million dollars in lobbying congress. It’s not hard to imagine how that could corrupt legislators in any country.
Homeopathy is crucial to medical care in India where it serves so many people, including millions of the poor. Also, it is often the only path to health for those with chronic illnesses. As a matter of public health, it must be protected as an important national resource. I would like to see legislators in India pass laws to severely punish any person or organization that conspires to undermine homeopathy, defames it or tries to restrain its practice. The laws should have criminal penalties, since civil fines are useless against Pharma’s deep pockets.
In a country with over 224,000 homoeopathy doctors, 7856 government dispensaries and 207 government hospitals which routinely cure life threatening ailments, anyone who claims homeopathy is placebo is either a fool or a liar — and most likely a Pharma surrogate. Pharma operates surreptitiously through their paid stooges, so we must be vigilant for any sign of their tricks. The government needs to send a clear message that such behavior will not be tolerated.
In this issue:
We have a special presentation from the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy (IACH), founded by Prof. George Vithoulkas. The Academy, located on Alonissos, is dedicated to teaching classical homeopathy to doctors and health practitioners. IACH has trained over 15,000 doctors and practitioners from 62 countries. These are really fine, methodical case presentations.
Interview
This month we interview Dr. Lauri Grossman (DC CCH RSHom (NA). Lauri is a dynamic mover and shaker, who shares important lessons in dealing with the allopathic establishment, the media and offering help in foreign lands. She has taught at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Hospital for Special Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She developed the curriculum in Homeopathy for the graduate nursing programs at New York University and the College of New Rochelle. She was recently elected to the board of National Center for Homeopathy. www.drlaurigrossman.com
International Academy of Classical Homeopathy –Presentation
IACH Cases:
Osteomyelitis in a Woman of 60 – Dr. Andrew Ward
Epilepsy in a Boy of 6 – Dr. Atul Jaggi
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis – 17 yr follow up –Dr. Dmitry Chabanov
Recurring Fever –PFAPA Syndrome – Dr. Hara Varsakeli
Grief and Irritability – Dr. Ioannis Stamou
Iridocyclitis – Dr. Jorgos Kavouras
Healing Gangrene with Homeopathy – Drs. Seema Mahesh and Mahesh M.
Recurrent Otitis – Dr. Nadezhda Kubashera
Chronic Insomnia – Dr. Panagiotis Giotas
Severe Headaches in a Girl of 12 – Dr. Tatiana Pokatova
Epilepsy in a man of 43 – Dr. Ziad Salloum
IACH Articles
How the E- Learning Program of Prof. George Vithoulkas was Created –Maria Chorianopoulou
The Future of Homeopathy – Prof. George Vithoulkas
The New Era of Homeopathy in Brazil – Dr. Lorraine Sulaiman
New Papers:
QUESTIONS PATIENTS ASK – Elaine Lewis
TIPS & SECRETS – Alan V. Schmukler
Some notes on Hahnemann’s Life -1816 – Dr. T. L. Bradford
Glaucoma – Keynotes of Important Remedies – Dr. C. G. Raue
On the Conviction of James Feijo – Dr. Ronald P. Marsh
Key Remedies in Felon – Dr. C. G. Raue
Materia Medica of Natrum Carb with Case Summaries – Dr. Temple S. Hoyne
Taking the Case and Repertorizing – G. D. Pettitt
A Brief Look at Some Injury Remedies – Dr. Sana Shaikh /Dr. Shrikant Talari
From the Clinic
An Anthroposophical Approach to Synovial Cyst – Dr. Serguei Krissiouk
Bipolar Depression – Dr. Kavita Chandak
A Synergistic Approach to Asthma -Dr. RIshi Vyas
Autism in a boy of 5 – Catherine Sharfstein
Leucorrhea and Thalassemia – Dr. Jitesh Sharma
Candida Vaginais – Dr. Jalak hatri Nagrani
Veterinary
Ask the Holistic Vet – Dr. Deva Khalsa, holistic veterinarian answers veterinary questions from readers. Send your questions to Mail@hpathy.com
Research
Clinical Assessment of the Efficacy of Homeopathic Remedies in Psychiatric Patients – Dr. Sadeghi Seyedaghanoor / Dr. Fahimeh Mahdavi
Long-term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize – Gilles-Eric Séralini
Book Review
First Aid with Homeopathy by Dr. Manuel Mateu Ratera is reviewed by Rochelle Marsden.
Ask the Plant Doctor – Agrohomeopath Radko Tichavsky answers readers’ questions about houseplants and crops. Send your questions to: Mail@hpathy.com
QUIZ – Elaine Lewis – Sharpen your skills with this monthly quiz from Elaine Lewis. Also, see “Revisiting” to learn the answer to last month’s quiz.
There’ s more! Remember to see the new Cartoon and Crossword puzzle. Get Involved! Send your questions and comments, cases, articles, book reviews and interviews to: Mail@hpathy.com
Hi!
Reading your edi is like a confirmation of my sanity …. there are others like me who see and sense the plots of Big Pharma. People usually think I’m either nuts or joking when I propagate homeopathy for serious diseases.
This times collection has lots of things I had to look up. Thanks for the spoon feeding 🙂
Greetings Ayesha,
It’s difficult being sane in an insane world. Hang onto your perceptions, they’re absolutely correct!
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just have a glimpse.