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President calls for strict action against Ayurveda quacks

Published On: October 9, 2009, 8:13 am

By Ishpreet Bindra
Speaking during the inaugural function of the centenary celebrations of the all India Ayurveda congress, President Pratibha Patil spoke on the need to take strict action against quacks practising Ayurveda and bringing a bad name to the age old alternative medicinal system.
 
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California doctor charged with fraud for herbal cancer ‘treatment’

Published On: October 9, 2009, 8:02 am

By Lakshmi Anil
The prosecutors have charged Dr. Christine Daniel, accused of providing herbal treatment to critically ill cancer patients, with deception as part of the undergoing court trail. It has been proved beyond doubt that she was making use of her charisma as an ordained Pentecostal minister, to allure the dying patients during their darkest hours.
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Madras HC bars quack, family from practising alternative medicines

Published On: September 2, 2009, 5:08 am

By Ishpreet Bindra

In yet another case of a false alternative 'medicine practitioner' being barred from practicing either Ayurveda or sidha, the sad, but quite prevalent scenario of quacks practising alternative therapies in our country has come to light.

Although, the Madras High Court has granted bail to Vijayakumar and barred his practice, the fact that he has already been implicated in 20 such cases and has got bail in three of them can not be overlooked.

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Quacks have field day in Kenya in the absence of a regulatory body

Published On: August 26, 2009, 5:51 am

By Meenakshi Narang

All medicines have chemicals in them which result in the therapeutic effect. These chemicals are called active ingredient of the medicine. Kenya does not have any law that governs herbal medicines on the basis of the active ingredients they contain. As a result, many herbalists make their own formulations and claim to treat diseases posing a serious health problem to the country as a whole.

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