Friends of Science in Medicine
Press releases issued by FSM.
It’s Official: Homeopathy is a swindle. Time for government action.
March 11, 2015.
The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) has today released its final report on its evaluation of Homeopathy, clearly concluding that there is no scientific basis for homeopathy and no … [Read more...]
PRAISE FOR THE GOVERNMENT’S RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF TAX PAYER’S DOLLARS FOR INEFFECTIVE “NATURAL” THERAPIES
06 May 2012
The government has announced that the 30% contribution taxpayer’s dollars currently provide when private health insurers pay for a range of ‘Natural’ therapies is to cease. … [Read more...]
Quack Treatments Duck for Cover
23 January 2012
Some alternative medical treatments, long contested as “quackery” by orthodox medicine, are coming under heavy fire.
Homeopathy may soon be dropped from German and UK medical insurance providers as a cost-saving measure, reports Deutsche Welle, Germany’s … [Read more...]
Prominent Doctors and Scientists challenge Universities that are giving undeserved credibility to “Alternative” therapies
6 December 2011
Thirty four of Australia’s most prominent doctors, medical researchers and scientists have voiced their concern that the public are at risk of being misled about health treatments, as … [Read more...]