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Old 04-18-2018, 11:44 PM   #1
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Default Homeopath claims to have cured restless, growling child with rabid-dog spit

http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/...rabid-dog-spit
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Writing in the “successful clinical cases” section of her blog, Anke Zimmermann of Victoria described treating a four-year-old boy last fall who was restless, aggressive to other children, afraid of werewolves and growled at people.

After hearing the boy had been bitten by a dog at age two, Zimmermann said the prescription was clear.

“I decided to give a homeopathic remedy made from rabies,” she wrote. She speculated that the dog that bit him might have recently been vaccinated against rabies, prompting an altered state in the boy similar to a rabies infection.
Am I wrong to be shocked that Health Canada approves of "Saliva of rabid dog" as an ingredient?
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Old 04-19-2018, 12:02 AM   #2
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The disclaimer at the bottom of that individual's website says everything that needs to be said about homeopathy:

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The authors of this content do not dispense medical advice nor prescribe the use of any technique or form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems. The intent of the authors is to offer information of a general nature to help you on your quest for well-being.
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Random fact: this homeopath and the chiropractor who fixed up the golfer Tony Finau's busted ankle last week (https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...=.f1c66c0d5e96) are located in the same building in Victoria.
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Old 04-19-2018, 06:28 AM   #4
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Zimmermann told CTV News that Henry “doesn’t know anything about homeopathy and fails to understand that the remedies are so diluted that they are harmless.
So, homeopathic remedies are taking the ingredient and diluting it with water so that it is essentially water. Story should read more that someone was treated by a glorified placebo. And also, a child growing out of a phase.
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Some things come and go over the decades and centuries but snake oil salesmen stand the test of time.
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Old 04-19-2018, 08:43 AM   #7
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umm...where would she get saliva from a rabid dog? Under what pretense would any business provide this to her if they in fact had rabid dogs?

n/m I see she got it from "licenced British suppliers" <sic>.

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umm...where would she get saliva from a rabid dog? Under what pretense would any business provide this to her if they in fact had rabid dogs?
Considering the whole industry is quackery in the form of water and sugar pills, I'd guess they lie.
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Strange, cause I thought an iPad with youtube cured restless growling children as well...
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So, homeopathic remedies are taking the ingredient and diluting it with water so that it is essentially water. Story should read more that someone was treated by a glorified placebo. And also, a child growing out of a phase.
This is 100% true!!

Have a relative who is an anesthesiologist. Had a patient who required emergency lifesaving surgery who was taking some "homeopathic" remedies. Now some of these can supposedly have active ingredients that can cause drug interactions.
It took some heavy pressure but the homeopath finally admitted the "magic elixir" was just water.
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What the hell is this world coming to? Who buys this nonsense? Why is this lunatic even being given the time of day?

Its funny, we look back on Medieval times where they'd have tried this woman as a witch and think:

"Hey, thats not very nice or progressive."

Which is the backwards and crazy society now? The one that allows this sort of nonsense or the one that doesnt?
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What the hell is this world coming to? Who buys this nonsense? Why is this lunatic even being given the time of day?

Its funny, we look back on Medieval times where they'd have tried this woman as a witch and think:

"Hey, thats not very nice or progressive."

Which is the backwards and crazy society now? The one that allows this sort of nonsense or the one that doesnt
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clearly this needs to be reposted

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She ought to start a Whackadoo Woo Commune with WooWoo McMurderDaddy.
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This should be posted also:

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