Uta Mittelstadt

The controversial integration of Homeopathy into Conventional medical systems

The increasing demand for alternative and complementary medical treatment requests further discussions on the integration of CAM into conventional primary health care. The existent controversy concerning safety, lack of proof of effectiveness of the alternative therapy and in certain cases the absence of a regulatory body [1] [2] [3], have in the past raised heatedContinue reading “The controversial integration of Homeopathy into Conventional medical systems”

In a nutshell…..Intercurrents

According to a dictionary definition an intercurrent is something that occurs” during or in between” two events. In medical terms it applies to a “pathology occurring during the course of another disease” [1]. This appears to be a very simple definition but in application of homoeopathic treatment the issue is slightly more complex. Koehler [2]Continue reading “In a nutshell…..Intercurrents”

The Dilemma with Ethics

Within the health care profession, as practitioners, we find ourselves in a sector that is subject to the most intensive and sensitive regulation. We are entrusted with the highest good of all, the life of human beings. This confidence in our credentials requires sincere monitoring, directing, and legislative and ethical boundaries. We are dealing withContinue reading “The Dilemma with Ethics”

To swallow or not to swallow…that is the question!

Abstract A high degree of satisfaction is reported by patients of the homeopathic approach to health care [11]. Hahnemanns [10] postulations in Aphorism 2 of the Organon insist on a treatment that acts “in the shortest, most reliable and least detrimental of ways” (p.35). The routes by which remedies are administered can influence patient satisfactionContinue reading “To swallow or not to swallow…that is the question!”

In a nutshell…..Posology and Dosology

Dosology refers to the quantity of a remedy that is given and posology to the actual frequency of administration of this dose [3]. In Aphorism 2 of the Organon Hahnemann specified that the highest ideal is to restore a patient to health rapidly, gently and durably. To do this, a careful selection of the appropriateContinue reading “In a nutshell…..Posology and Dosology”