Practicing evidence based homeopathy
Evidence based practice (EBP) revolves around improved patient outcomes. Health professionals use the best evidence possible to make clinical decisions for individual patients. It involves complex and conscientious decision making based on the available evidence, and also on patient characteristics, situations, and preferences.
EBP recognizes that health care is individualized and ever changing. Finally, I would say EBP is the formalisation of the care process based on requirements of individual patient. This individualisation is practiced by homeopathic physicians for the last 200 years.
Homeopathy is a system of therapeutics founded in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann on the principle that “like cures like”. Homeopathy, since its inception, has been used to treat a wide range of illnesses based on individualisation or in a way EBP. Hahnemann was the first person who advocated this strongly.
Categories: Homeopathy Tags: evidence, Homeopathy, Medicine
Homeopathy Arsenic 30 preventive for H1N1 flu – CCRH India
The Indian Department of AYUSH (alternative systems) released a press note, on Sep. 2, suggesting use of Arsenic alba 30 one dose for three consecutive days as preventive for Swine flu.
It has the approval of Director General Health Services and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. A group of experts was chaired by Dr. Diwan Harish Chand, vice president of governing body of CCRH.
This has come after a study by Experts of “Genus Epidemicus” (Common symptoms of suffering patients vis a vis the repetorised drug). In this study Arsenic alba covered 80% of the symptoms.
Categories: Alternative Medicines Tags: Arsenic, Flu, H1N1, Homeopathy, Swine Flu
1 December 2009 – World AIDS Day — HIV and Homeopathy
As per data from the AIDS Epidemic Update there are more people living with HIV than ever before as people are living longer due to the beneficial effects of antiretroviral therapy and population growth. However the number of AIDS-related deaths has declined by over 10% over the past five years as more people gained to access to the life saving treatment. UNAIDS and WHO estimate that since the availability of effective treatment in 1996, some 2.9 million lives have been saved.
I feel these encouraging results will keep the momentum to make this earth HIV free.
Categories: Homeopathy Tags: AIDS, HIV, Homeopathy
Dengue fever – prevention, treatment and homeopathic medicines
Yesterday, 45 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Delhi, India. The number of dengue patients in the national capital shot up to 661. There are 11 cases in which the infection has been contracted from outside the city. The capital has seen two dengue deaths so far.
This indicates a lack of preventive measures by the civic agencies, and now peoples are challaned as mosquito breeding was detected on their premises!
= What is Dengue Fever?
Categories: Homeopathy Tags: Dengue fever, Homeopathy
Expert Systems in Homeopathic Softwares
System is an organization of functionally interactive units for the achievement of a common goal. All systems have inputs, outputs, and feedback, and maintain a basic level of equilibrium. For example, in the human body the heart functions to support the circulatory system, which is vital to the survival of the entire body.
And, an expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of technique or skill whose faculty for judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely is accorded authority and status by their peers or the public in a specific well-distinguished domain.
Categories: Homeopathy Tags: Expert system, Homeopathic software, Homeopathy, Software
Influenzinum – a homeopathic medicine
As I mentioned in my analysis about H1N1 influenza and homeopathy, there was some SMS about influenzinum for swine flu or Influenza A H1N1 flu widely circulated in India last week. It created a sort of panic in public, and everyone started procuring it from homeopathic pharmacies. patients and friends started calling me to have more information on it. After my analysis, I had some reservations to recommend this in present scenario of H1N1.
Categories: H1N1, Homeopathy Tags: H1N1, Homeopathy, Influenzinum
Spurious drugs under homeopathic label
In US, many people lost their sense of smell using Zicam nasal spray, a cold remedy they thought would be safer than other medicines because it was sold as homeopathic (!!).
Zicam’s homeopathic label allowed it to be marketed for a decade without a review for safety or effectiveness by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Homeopathic products — over-the-counter remedies that use plant, mineral or animal derivatives — don’t need marketing clearance from the FDA under U.S. rules.
Categories: Homeopathy Tags: Homeopathy, Medicine, Pharmaceutical
Homeopathic repertory softwares – Dr. Anil Singhal
Computer repertories have a significant role in homeopathic practice. I, recently, gave a comparative study of different homoeopathic softwares in Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Defence Colony, New Delhi, and Dr. B. R. Sur Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, NanakPura, New Delhi.
I included four homeopathic software repertories programs in this comparison:
1. MacRepertory
2. RADAR
3. CARA
4. Hompath
2. RADAR
3. CARA
4. Hompath
This comparative study of 4 homeopathic softwares was presented to final year students of BHMS of these 2 homeopathic colleges.
Dr. Anil Singhal, MD(Hom.)
Gurgaon.
Gurgaon.
Categories: Student's Newsletter Tags: Homeopathy, Software
Hahnemann and Gynecology & Obstetrics
Following is a small video showing role of Hahnemann’s Materia Medica Pura and Chronic Diseases in Gynecology and Obstetrics.
This is the paper I presented in NHMC on sept. 27, 2008.
Categories: Alternative Medicines Tags: Gynecology, Hahnemann, Homeopathy, Obstetrics, Repertory
Utilities essential to keep the system in good shape
Hello,
I hope this message meets you in good health & spirit.
For long, I could not write to you about any event or happening at NHMC Alumni platform because of certain reasons. This year I had seen two major breakdown of my computer system where I lost nearly all my data, and each time it took much efforts to revive it back. It is really important to take backups timely, and would like to tell you that I found following utilities essential to keep the system in good shape -
1. ZoneAlarm Firewall
2. AVG Antivirus
3. CCleaner for crap cleaning and registry maintenance
If you don’t have any experience with these softwares, please read the details before installation. You can find all these freeware at www.filehippo.com
Now, lets talk homeopathy…
This is always perplexing situation whether we need to give more emphasis to location of the disease or the person. Dr. Gyan Wadhwani says “The Site of the disease (Location), for the homoeopathic physician, is of importance only in those cases, where the pathology has advanced so much so as to obliterate the General features of the patient. When we talk about Seat of the disease, we are talking about the entire morbid constitution that is giving rise to manifestations in the form of various illnesses…”
Dr. Gyan mentioned his opinions with the help of a clinical case. Read his elaboration on the topic – http://www.spiritindia.com/health-care-news-articles-14009.html
I am sure you will appreciate the case.
With warm regards
Dr. Anil Singhal
Categories: NHMC Alumni Tags: Antivirus, Homeopathy, Registry