From: "J. Colaco < jc>" <cola...@gmail.com>
2009/4/16 Fr. Ivo C. de Souza icso...@bsnl.in
[1] I endorse totally your statement that any medical system has to be
evaluated by scientific methods. If it is accepted as a medical system, it
is because it is yielding good results. WHO has approved it.
Dear Fr Ivo .....Thank you for your thoughts. My comments interspersed
COMMENT: I am not sure that I would suggest that just because WHO approves
it, I should particularly be impressed. The WHO has to work with 'what is
available'. It approves the use of 'foot doctors'......anyway the WHO is a
long story. Many parts of it are very good - many not.
***Thank you, Dr.J.Colaço, for your sincere and enlightening exposition.
I would say that those who benefit, let them take the maximum from any
medical system.
Even in the hospitals people take their own choices and sometimes may be
healed...
After all, one should do what is possible, within rational limits,
and leave the rest in the hands of the Almighty God.
The same ones who are unable to 'stop' the counterfeit medicines? I
am glad you have better faith in Govt than I have.
***How do we know it? Either take products from the best medical companies,
or go for advice to the physicians who know it. From time to time,
newspapers bring us
the information about adulterated products.
I know that Homeopathy is a system of medicine. What I am yet to
see is any convincing (scientifically reproduceable) evidence that it
works.
***Being with a homeopath and following him for some time would convince you
of the efficacy of homoeopathy, sometimes even in cases in which allopathy
fails.
After all, I said that every medical system has its limits.
I do not question your value (professional, clinical, personal,
psychological),
though I do not know you...
From my understanding - Errors happen. As long as there is no evidence of
gross negligence - the doctor is liable only for damages. If the error is
gross or repeated - the license is lost (often for good).
***I know well the responsibility of physicians. It is a difficult life,
though students go for it.
A word to the wise is often enough.
***All care should be taken. Your word of advice is valuable. Thank you. I
would still rely
on homeopathy as an efficient medical system. Children do not have 'belief',
yet they are cured by homeopathic medicines. Homoeopathic physicians get all
the modern training in the colleges.
I would like to hear from homeopathic practitioners. In fact, I spoke to
some of them yesterday.
May more light be shed on this issue.
Thanks, Dr.J.Colaço!
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
