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I have updated and greatly expanded Martin Kaufman’s 1971 book on the history of Homeopathy in America. During the early 19th century, homeopathic remedies were actually less dangerous than those of nineteenth-century medical orthodoxy and many medical practitioners began using them. As medical science developed, homeopathy’s use declined so that by 1970 it appeared headed for extinction. Aggressive promotion, failure of the federal agencies to curb its marketing practices, and increased public interest in “complementary medicine” boosted homeopathic popularity. But recent research analyses and opposition by skeptical organizations are again threatening its survival.
The first half of this 539-page book details
(a) homeopathy’s history in the United States,
(b) why its basic principles are impossible,
(c) what the research shows,
(d) how products are deceptively advertised, and
(e) how the FDA and FTC have failed to protect the public.
The second half of the book includes government policy documents and comments submitted by scientific groups that want stronger government regulation.
The book is available on Amazon as a $9.95 Kindle.
https://www.amazon.com/Homeopathy-America-Downs-Medical-Heresy-ebook/dp/B07ZYB86VZA Kindle device is not needed to read the book. Free reader apps are downloadable for iOS, Android, Mac and PC
https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16571048011Stephen Barrett, MD
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