homeopathy on trial

homeopathy is a load of crap but, for the most part, a rather harmless waste of money. sadly the danger of 'alternative' medicine is sometimes highlighted in a most tragic way. the story of penelope dingle and her slow and painful death from cancer is a case in point. mrs dingle's diaries record that her homeopath told her homeopathy would cure her cancer and she should avoid conventional medicine, including pain relief. rather than undergo surgery to remove the cancer and follow this up with appropriate real medical care, mrs dingle chose to treat her cancer through a strict diet and regular homeopathy treatments. rather predictably her cancer didn't retreat but instead spread and eventually ended her life. suddenly what usually passes as a harmless pseudoscience is exposed as a malevolent and deadly con which should, at the very least, be strongly regulated but preferably ended. any other fraudulent treatment which results in death would be and there's no doubt that homeopathy is a deadly fraudulent treatment.