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It is the official journal of the London-based Faculty of Homeopathy. The journal was established in 1911 as the British Homoeopathic Journal, resulting from a merger between the British Homoeopathic Review and the Journal of the British Homoeopathic Society. [5] [6] It uses its current name since 2001 [7] and the editor-in-chief is Robert Mathie.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering alternative medicine published by Mary Ann Liebert. It was established in 1995 and is the official journal of the Society for Acupuncture Research. The editor-in-chief is John Weeks, who succeeded the founding editor, Kim A. Jobst.
Regarding the way in which homeopathy is represented in the medical literature, a systematic review found signs of bias in the publications of clinical trials (towards negative representation in mainstream medical journals, and vice versa in alternative medicine journals), but not in reviews. [40]
J. Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies; Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine; Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons; Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
[24] [25] France has long had a stronger belief in the virtues of homeopathic drugs than many other countries and the world's biggest manufacturer of alternative medicine drugs, Boiron, is located in that country. [79] Spain has also announced moves to ban homeopathy and other pseudotherapies. [26]
In a discussion of publications coming from two NIH-funded studies undertaken by homeopathy proponent Iris Bell (a member of the editorial board of Explore), [8] David Gorski examined several publications from this research, [2] including the Explore-published paper on whole systems complementary and alternative medicine using complex systems theory. [9]
When it launched, it was one of several journals about alternative medicine that were aimed primarily at doctors. It and similar journals carried advertisements for "unproven homeopathic products, shark cartilage, naturopathic remedies and other health food store items oriented toward cancer."
Faculty-Accredited courses in homeopathy are taught at four locations in the UK and four overseas. [16] After specified training periods, students are eligible to sit for the specialist examinations, which lead to the Faculty's qualifications: LFHom, MFHom (for dentists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and podiatrists), VetMFHom (for veterinary surgeons) and DFHom (for pharmacists and podiatrists).