Holding Back The Water

"Homoeopathic medicines should not be allowed to make claims they cannot justify and should not be paid for by the taxpayer, MPs will recommend.

A report from the Commons science and technology committee is expected to criticise the use of NHS resources to fund the remedies based on the current evidence for them.

The committee will also argue that medicines should not be allowed to use phrases like 'used to treat' in their marketing, as consumers might think there is clinical evidence that they work.

During the committee's inquiry, the British Medical Association said the use of homoeopathic medicine could not be justified on the current evidence.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain said there was no possible reason why such treatments, marketed by an industry worth £40 million in this country, could be effective scientifically."

-- Laura Donnelly, with the good news the end might be in sight for Homeopathy in England - at least in the hospitals - because there's no justifiable reason why taxpayers should be coughing up money for nonsense, especially when it originated before The Telegraph.