See also http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html
Cheers, Karl W. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:32 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Mike Palij Subject: [tips] How Homeopathy Harms Apropos the recent discussion on TiPS about alternative medicine and giving people the "placebo that they desire", consider the following article from the NY Times on the FDA's warning against the use of the homeopathic cold treatment Zicam because of the number of cases reporting the loss of the ability to smell (anosmia); see: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/health/policy/17nasal.html?hp For a skeptical history of homeopathy, see the following: http://www.skepdic.com/homeo.html --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)