Homeopathy is a system of natural medicine developed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. In the United States homeopathic medicine evolved in parallel with the practice and teaching of conventional ...

To commemorate the birthday of the founder of homeopathy, Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, and to highlight the importance of this field of medicine, the World Homeopathy Day is observed on April ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun endorsing alternative medicines — some widely discredited by medical authorities. WHO began encouraging the public to explore these treatment options via ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you explain the difference between homeopathy and allopathic medicine? -- H.L. ANSWER: Homeopathy is a pseudoscience based on two assumptions. The first is that the body always ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Home "remedies" are ...

In 1790, a pious German physician named Samuel Christian Friedrich Hahnemann tried to find out why quinine cured the chills and jitters of malaria. He swallowed several strong doses of quinine and was ...

Mara Zanfagna knows the benefits of homeopathy first-hand. Years ago she saw its impact on a beloved pet. More recently she has been impressed by how it has improved the health of her family when ...

Jan. 30 — -- Americans are spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year on homeopathic remedies believed to relieve the flu, colds, allergies and more, but the effectiveness of many remains ...