tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post7478537481578126650..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Why do Boots stock homeopathic "remedies"?Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-74948429926776136732009-11-29T20:44:48.131+00:002009-11-29T20:44:48.131+00:00People have also died taking over the counter and ...People have also died taking over the counter and prescription medicine too.<br /><br />Health advice to take an aspirin a day.. then advice not too. Not an exact science.<br /><br />I personally wouldn't take hemeopathic medicine. I also wouldnt pop pills every time I get a headache as I am not a particular beleiver in taking such things as it could mask an underlying issue - but it doesn't stop people doing so.Jonathan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238183487590130264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-12641029928185424332009-11-29T20:41:25.959+00:002009-11-29T20:41:25.959+00:00Re. Jonathan Sheppard: Having worked for Boots I w...Re. Jonathan Sheppard: <i>Having worked for Boots I would suggest that the trust you place in them is selling you a product that certainly should not harm you...</i><br /><br />Certainly homeopathic pills and potions are harmless in themselves - because they are quite literally sugar pills or water! You would be very lucky to find one molecule of the "active ingredient" in your pill. (See Singh and Ernst, <i>Trick or Treatment</i> for some amusing maths.)<br /><br />The problem is that people who take this stuff thinking it is effective may worsen their condition by not taking effective medicines instead (antibiotics, Tamiflu or whatever is appropriate). <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/28/homeopathy-baby-death-couple-jailed" title="The Guardian - Homeopathy couple jailed over daughter's death" rel="nofollow">People have died</a> because they took homeopathic "remedies" thinking that they worked.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171985623642790407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-7408510928913592592009-11-27T18:04:41.407+00:002009-11-27T18:04:41.407+00:00The same reason they may sell Slim fast, or books ...The same reason they may sell Slim fast, or books for the Atkins diet. I am sure their nutritionists would advocate a balance diet . They may not advocate buying products like Adios, but that does not mean they should not be sold.<br /><br />Having worked for Boots I would suggest that the trust you place in them is selling you a product that certainly should not harm you - something which cannot be said when people buy from products on dodgy internet sites.Jonathan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10238183487590130264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-2337268075424583242009-11-27T17:57:52.594+00:002009-11-27T17:57:52.594+00:00Nothing wrong with making a quick buck out of the ...Nothing wrong with making a quick buck out of the feckless....Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664762839007262655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-40810931988240924742009-11-27T17:56:10.490+00:002009-11-27T17:56:10.490+00:00I suppose Boots sell it because their customers de...I suppose Boots sell it because their customers demand it.marksanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520830611440112455noreply@blogger.com