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New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?

  • Written by: Ken Harvey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
imageThe Australian drugs regulator is overhauling the health claims made by suppliers of complementary medicines, including homeopathic therapies. And some curious options are up for discussion.from www.shutterstock.com

Australia’s drugs regulator seems to be endorsing pseudoscientific claims about homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine as...

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