Tristin Hopper: Canadian pharmacies selling pseudoscientific cold remedies to desperate parents

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As early as the 1840s, controlled trials began to show that homeopathic remedies were exactly as effective as doing nothing

“Parent alert. Be aware that homeopathic remedies do not have to demonstrate that they are effective,” reads an online warning issued this week by Stan Kutcher, a veteran medical researcher and senator for Nova Scotia.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.

In an era of mercury pills and bloodletting, homeopathic remedies would at least avoid killing the patient through malpractice. But as early as the 1840s,One Boiron product advertising itself as a flu remedy, Oscillococcinum, contains And yet, Boiron homeopathic cures can be found sharing the shelves with legitimate cold medicines everywhere from Shopper’s Drug Mart to Rexall to London Drugs.

 

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Mrna expiremental pseudoscience?

since when do you need remedies for colds?

The placebo effect is scientifically proven so its effective either way

To go along with pseudoscientific mRNA vaccines?

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