Monday, December 20, 2010

25 new homoeo dispensaries in Kerala soon

The Kerala State will have 25 new homoeopathic dispensaries shortly, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac said here on Sunday.

Delivering the presidential address at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a new factory being constructed as part of the Rs.19.67-crore second-phase of the restructuring of the State Homoeopathic Cooperative Pharmacy (Homco), Dr. Isaac said talks were on with Housing Board officials for land for a homeopathic pharmacy college that would function under the aegis of Homco.

The pharmacy college and the research intended to be taken up there would enable Homco to produce drugs valued at Rs.20 crore annually, thus making it the biggest homoeopathic drug production public sector unit in the country, the Minister said, adding that 2,550 new personnel would be recruited shortly to public sector units in the State.

The new factory of Homco would be completed in 18 months and would offer direct employment to 120 persons, he added.

Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy laid the foundation stone for the factory.

Homoeopathy State director and Homco chairperson K. Jamuna, district panchayat president Prathiba Hari were among those who spoke.

            www.homcokerala.com

Thursday, December 16, 2010

IIT scientists proved that homeopathic medicines work on the principle of nanotechnology.

Mumbai: Six months after the British Medical Association rubbished homeopathy as witchcraft with no scientific basis, IIT scientists have said the sweet white pills work on the principle of nanotechnology. 

Homeopathic pills containing naturally occurring metals such as gold, copper and iron retain their potency even when diluted to a nanometre or one-billionth of a metre, states the IIT-Bombay research published in the latest issue of ‘Homeopathy’, a peer-reviewed journal from reputed medical publishing firm Elsevier. 

IIT-B’s chemical engineering department bought homeopathic pills from neighbourhood shops, prepared highly diluted solutions and checked these under powerful electron microscopes to find nanoparticles of the original metal. 

‘‘Certain highly diluted homeopathic remedies made from metals still contain measurable amounts of the starting material, even at extreme dilutions of 1 part in 10 raised to 400 parts (200C),’’ said Dr Jayesh Bellare from the scientific team. ‘Homeo pills get potent on dilution’ 

His student, Prashant Chikramane, presented the homeopathy paper titled, ‘Extreme homeopathic dilutions retain starting materials: A nanoparticulate perspective’, as part of his doctoral thesis. 

‘‘Homeopathy has been a conundrum for modern medicine. Its practitioners maintained that homeopathic pills got more potent on dilution, but they could never explain the mechanism scientifically enough for the modern scientists,’’ said Bellare. 

Homoeopathy faces controversies because of its high dilutions beyond Avogadro’s number such as 30c and 200c (1060 and 10400 respectively). This study has demonstrated the presence of nanoparticles of the starting materials and their aggregates even at extremely high dilutions, using market samples of metal-derived medicines from two reputable manufacturers in India. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction and chemical analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), the presence of physical entities in these extreme dilutions. The confirmed presence of nanoparticles challenges current thinking about the role of dilutions in homoeopathic medicines. They have found that the concentrations reach a plateau at the 6c potency and beyond. Further they have shown that despite large differences in the degree of dilution from 6c to 200c, there were no major differences in the nature of the particles (shape and size) of the starting material and their absolute concentrations (in pg/ml). 

Source : Malathy Iyer | TNN
The Times Of India Delhi Date: Dec 16, 2010;Section: Front Page;1 
Reference: Prashant Satish Chikramane, Akkihebbal K. Suresh, Jayesh Ramesh Bellare, Shantaram Govind Kane., Extreme homeopathic dilutions retain starting materials: A nanoparticulate perspective, Homeopathy, Volume 99, Issue 4, October 2010, Pages 231-242

Chikramane PS, Suresh AK, Bellare JR, Kane SG (2010). Extreme homeopathic dilutions retain starting materials: a nanoparticulate perspective. Homeopathy 2010; 99: 231-242. Web: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WXX-518T4YP-3/2/6e6eb3920562d5d97e2a4671f0416546 
John A Ives, Wayne B Jonas and Joyce C Frye, Do serial dilutions really dilute? Guest Editorial Homeopathy 2010; 99: 231-242. 
Web: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WXX-518T4YP-2/2/dfec73836f07c62e6863aaaaa5feea08

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Latest News from Homoeopathy and Medicine December 2010

Homoeopathic School Health Project enters successful 6th Year in Kerala 
Health Minister inaugurated Seethalayam - Homeopathic Women health care centre
IHMA and IIHP decided to work together
U.S. Scientists Commit Most Research Fraud: Study
Prescription omega-3 no better than placebo in treating atrial fibrillation
Energy Drinks May Fuel College Kids' Alcohol Use
Beneficial effect of homeopathic medicines on breast cancer cells
Basis of Many Medical Studies Found to be Proved Fatally Flawed
Obama administration urges armed forces, public school children to eat as much Gulf seafood as possible
EastEnders actress Nadia Sawalha's eczema cured by Homoeopathy
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Vithoulkas' teachings will be available to everyone by E-LEARNING PROGRAM.
Journal of Developmental Biology and Tissue Engineering
The 6 Top Thugs of the Medical World… As Ranked by "Top 100 Corporate Criminals" List
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European Congress of Homeopathy Riga, Latvia 18 - 21 May, 2011
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China blocks News Portals ahead of Nobel Awards 
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Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Hospitals
Harvard researcher to speak at NIH on the promise of traditional therapies
Dialysis, MRI for Poor become cheaper in Pune 
H1N1 vaccine linked to 700 percent increase in miscarriages 
Secondhand smoke tied to kids' poor mental health
Toddlers with autism show improved social skills following targeted intervention, finds NIH-supported study
Invasive Dental Treatment and Risk for Stroke or MI
Menstrual cramps actually change women's brains
Too Much Hygiene May Affect Immune System, Study Suggests
More teens getting dangerous prescriptions
Challenges for India on World AIDS Day 
Pesticide exposure causes attention problems in children 
Microwave popcorn contains dangerous chemical
Half of Americans fighting flu with supplements
Palliative Care Early On Has Many Benefits
Air conditioning drives down hospitalizations
Multifocal Contact Lens Not Ideal for Night Driving
Younger schoolchildren more likely to be falsely diagnosed with ADHD
Work Agreement with the Teleosis Homeopathic Student Clinic
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Homeopathy clicks with animals too 
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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Seethalayam - Homoeopathic Women Health Care Centre Kerala

A new project by the Department of Homoeopathy, Government of Kerala
Health Minister to launch the project on 6th December 2010 at Trivandrum 

Seethalayam Provides
Counseling services and medical and legal assistance for victims of gender-based violence 
The centre have a Homoeopathic medical officer, woman counselor, legal experts, police and social welfare organizations to provide legal assistance for the victims. 
The centre also give information about various state & national schemes related to girl  women


Fund
The project has a budgetary support of Rs.48 lakh. It provides for the training of doctors and nurses in preventing gender-based violence and handling such cases


Each Centre is equipped with
Two Homeopathic Doctors
Psychologist
Female nurse
Homeopathic Software


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Friday, December 3, 2010

A better School Health through Homoeopathy

JYOTHIRGAMAYA
A Successful School Health Programme implemented by the Government of Kerala


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