Homeopathy relies on natural remedies like plants, minerals, and animal products to treat different conditions. Some people swear by homeopathic remedies. But there often is little or no scientific ...

U.S. health officials plan to crack down on a growing number of unproven alternative remedies, focusing on products containing dangerous ingredients that have occasionally been linked to serious ...

The document cited in support of this claim is a December 2017 draft of an FDA guidance statement that a.) changes no laws and creates or alters no existing regulations; and b.) is still in the public ...

In an attempt to halt the sale of homeopathic remedies that may be ineffective or even “potentially harmful,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that it would move toward ...

An ear infection, acute otitis media, is a painful infection in your middle ear. Ear infections can happen in children and adults of all ages, typically after a cold, sore throat, or other respiratory ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for ...

People might refer to conventional or traditional medicine as “allopathic” medicine. In allopathic medicine, healthcare professionals use a range of treatments to treat infection, illness, and disease ...

There is no scientific evidence that homeopathy can cure NHL or any other medical condition; studies suggest it is no more effective than a placebo. While homeopathy might provide a placebo effect ...

Some people claim that homeopathic remedies may help alleviate interstitial cystitis (IC) symptoms. However, there is little reliable clinical evidence to support this. IC is a chronic bladder ...

An incorrectly-made homeopathic medicine resulted in a man presenting to the emergency room being unable to properly see, speak, or move. A 53 year old man in Germany became seriously ill and required ...

Constantine Hering, M.D., the father of homeopathy in America, was born on January 1, 1800 in Oschatz, Saxony, in Germany. In 1817, he began studying medicine at a surgical academy in Dresden. By 1820 ...