Vaccination Damage Handout

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VACCINATION DAMAGE: GOOD INTENTIONS GONE WRONG

http://homeopathyplus.com.au(This is a membership only section now, but it is very easy to register. They have greatarticles on vaccination and homeoprophylaxis with recent research from disaster areasthat have used homeopathy to prevent and treat epidemics. Fran Sheffield is a well-respected homeopath and an expert on this topic.)

Homeopaths are often called to treat health problems in adults or children that wouldappear to have been triggered by a vaccine. Now, for the first time, PhD research hasbeen released from Swinburne University (Melbourne), which shows there is a linkbetween vaccines and worsening states of health in children. Dr Isaac Golden, an

Australian homeopath, examined the long-term health of hundreds of children over afive-year period. The children were divided into four groups according to the healthcarechoices parents had made on their behalf and whether or not they had beenvaccinated.

Their health was assessed on the incidence of:Asthma

EczemaEar and hearing problems

AllergiesBehavioural problems

This research verified what has been seen in homeopathic practice for decades. Thegroup with the worst health was the fully vaccinated group - so much so that childrenfrom this group were 15 times more likely to develop asthma than those in thehealthiest group. The research has been groundbreaking and further information from itwill be discussed with next month's cases. Today we will look at the stories of twochildren, where a vaccine was strongly suspected of triggering their problems.

When treating possible vaccine damage, often called Post-Vaccination Syndrome(PVS), two approaches can be taken. One is the standard homeopathic prescriptionaccording to the Law of Similars. The other is the tautopathic approach. Both are usedby homeopaths.


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The application of the Law of Similars can be seen in the first case. Nathaniel wasprescribed a homeopathic remedy which is capable of producing symptoms in thehealthy, similar to those it relieved in him a case of "like treats like". The second casedemonstrates the tautopathic approach. Jasmine was given the offending vaccine inascending potencies (micro-dilutions) to correct the imbalance it appeared to have

created.

Case 1

Nathaniel was a boy who had problems with social interaction and communication. Hewas withdrawn and non-communicative, and had not started to speak until two and ahalf years of age. Although he could now talk, his speech had an unusual cadence andhe would rarely respond to conversation. If somebody spoke to him, he would ignorethem by looking at the ground and acting as if he had not heard. Occasionally, if hethought he was not being observed, he would repeat parts of conversation he hadoverheard. When he wanted something he would point at it with his middle finger andmake a "tsk, tsk" sound.

Nathaniel also showed some unusual behaviour traits. From an early age he had beenfascinated by spinning objects such as wheels and rollers he would spend hoursturning them by hand. He would also sift sand, watching it fall through his fingersagainst the light. At other times, he would peer at things through flickering fingers andwave and flap his hands.

This behaviour obviously concerned Nathaniel's parents so an assessment was madeat a specialist paediatric clinic. It confirmed their fears that Nathaniel's behaviour wasconsistent with an autism spectrum disorder. A treadmill of early intervention strategies

began but improvements were slow and frustrating.

At six years of age I saw Nathaniel for his first homeopathic appointment. His parentstold me that Nathaniel also seemed to be depressed. He would lie on the lounge forhours, withdrawn and staring sadly into space. He disliked affection or physical contactand would become irritable if they encouraged him to be more responsive. Nathanielalso seemed insensitive to pain. He could take a tumble, or cut and graze himselfwithout making a sound.

Nathaniel appeared unaware that other people had feelings and could be hurt. Heignored the fact that his parents were upset by some of the things he did. For example,

Nathaniel could be destructive. Recently he had developed a fetish to cut and slashthings around the house. Curtains, sheets and furniture had all been damaged, andalways when no one was looking. When reasoned with or disciplined about theseincidents, Nathaniel would be remorseless and show no concern even though hisparents were obviously distressed by the damage. Nathaniel's parents now kept allknives and scissors under lock and key.


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Care had to be taken with Nathaniel around animals as well - he could be cruel. Akitten had already been thrown into the washing machine while switched on. Heseemed pleased by this. His parents expressed anguish that their beloved first-bornseemed to be a psychopath in the making. They felt helpless about changing him as hehad been so unresponsive and resistant to their efforts.

Nathaniel was likely to become upset if people laughed when he did something or evenlaughed in his presence. Though they were usually laughing "with him" in a friendlyway, Nathaniel reacted as if they were laughing "at him". He would cry with distressand only settle if his mother removed him from the situation.

On asking about Nathaniel's medical history, I found that he had reacted badly to hisTriple Antigen (DPT) vaccines. His first one had been accompanied by a very high feverand crying. This had lasted for days. Subsequent DPT vaccines had caused the sameresponse with increasing swelling of his leg following each injection. Nathaniel'smother was told that this was a normal response and to continue vaccinating

Nathaniel. The doctor did eventually withhold the last Triple Antigen shot becausefollowing the previous injection, Nathaniel's leg had been grossly swollen for six weeks.In retrospect, Nathaniel's mother felt that the DPT vaccine had been the cause of herson's ongoing problems but she was unable to prove this.

Nathaniel's mother also commented that Nathaniel had not been as healthy as otherchildren. He would develop high fevers from repeated middle-ear infections and catchfrequent colds. Each cold would take weeks to clear. Constipation was also a long-term problem and on two occasions, Nathaniel had to be given an enema at thedoctor's surgery.

Treatment

Nathaniel was prescribed the homeopathic remedy, Sepia. This is the same remedythat was prescribed for Madeleine, the singer from the case of a few months ago. Atface value, the two cases are completely different but closer inspection reveals sharedSepia symptoms, necessitating the prescription. These were: depression andwithdrawal leading to irritability with family members; dislike of affection; and,coldness, heartlessness, and cruelty. Madeleine's physical complaints revolved aroundhormonal imbalances and sinusitis while Nathaniel's consisted of autism, constipation,middle ear infections and colds which were slow to resolve. Even though seemingly

unrelated, all of these physical complaints fit within the complex of symptoms thatSepia is able to treat.

While many homeopathic remedies can treat autism, depending on the symptoms ofeach case, the standout symptom that indicated that Sepia would be the most helpfulfor Nathaniel was his reaction to laughter. Sepia is one of a small number of remediesthat will treat a person's mistaken belief (delusion) that they are being laughed at orridiculed. While this symptom will not arise in everybody who needs Sepia, it will


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certainly resolve following a prescription if other symptoms in the case also indicatethe need for Sepia, and Nathaniel's certainly did.

Nathaniel was prescribed homeopathic Sepia. The response was dramatic. His motherreported that within 48 hours of having a dose he came to her for a cuddle and told her

that he loved her! He had never done anything like this before and she was veryemotional in the retelling. Positive progress, with a few ups and downs, continued fromthere. Nathaniel began to engage emotionally and verbally with his family and hisphysical complaints improved.

In the years following, Nathaniel continued to require ongoing homeopathic treatmentto progress and maintain his improvement. Sepia was prescribed frequently but sowere other homeopathic remedies as dictated by his changing symptoms Today, someeight years later, he is still comes in for an occasional appointment. Watching Nathanielgrow into a communicative, affectionate and considerate young man has given megreat joy. He is now very different to the little boy who first came to my Clinic all those

years ago.

It is nice to know that at least one family has been relieved of the ongoing dilemmasparents endure when a child is affected like Nathaniel. In fact, it is one of the bestthings about being a homeopath. Equally frustrating, however, is watching otherchildren suffer unnecessarily because their families do not understand howhomeopathy could help them.

Case 2

Jasmine was 19 months old, grumpy and miserable. Not so long ago she had been

happy and healthy but from 15 months of age, had suffered with severe constipation.Jasmine could go for two weeks or more without having a bowel motion and then,usually only with the assistance of strong treatments not recommended for a child.Frequently she would have to be given suppositories or enemas before relief could beobtained. Her mother said that the bowel motions would always be sludge-like ratherthan hard, as if the bowel had just stopped moving.

Jasmine's mother also said that her daughter had changed totally since developing thisproblem. She would cry and become irritable with each progressing episode ofconstipation. The only time she would be her normal happy self would be the first fewdays following a "clean-out" with an enema. She was also sleeping poorly. Where she

had once slept right through the night, she was now only managing two to three hoursat a stretch. Jasmine's mother was exhausted and at her wits end.

When I asked if there had been any event in Jasmine's life that may have triggeredsuch a problem, her mother said that it had occurred not long after Jasmine had herMMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine. She had asked Jasmine's doctors if thiscould have caused the problem but was reassured that it had not.


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Treatment

On hearing that the MMR vaccine preceded Jasmine's problems I decided to use thetautopathic approach of prescribing the potentised (micro-diluted) vaccine.Homeopathic practitioners will occasionally use this method if they suspect the

damaging effects of a poison, medicine, or vaccine caused the person's healthproblems. (Those interested will find further information about this approach at the endof the case.)

Jasmine was given sugar-tasting pilules of the potentised vaccine, in a range ofpotencies, over the next four days. The aim was to correct any imbalance that mayhave been created by the vaccine. If this method had proved unsuccessful inJasmine's case, a homeopathic prescription according to the Law of Similars andsymptom matching would have been made in its place.

Within two days, Jasmine had her first unaided bowel motion. By the end of the week,

she was back to normal, passing a motion once or twice a day. Her mother wasthrilled, Jasmine was happy and contented and both had begun to sleep through thenight again.

Information on the Vaccination Issue

When parents and individuals have access to reliable information on vaccination, theycan then truly make informed decisions about their own health and the health of theirchildren. The Australian Vaccination Network is an organisation devoted to providingsuch accurate information. Issues from both sides of the vaccination debate are

examined. Their website also carries information about acute and chronic healthproblems that can result from vaccines. They can be visited at:http://avn.org.au

Copyright Fran Sheffield 2006

Homeopathy and Epidemic Diseases

In this country, we rarely hear of epidemics such as cholera and typhoid, but we arestill confronted by the infectious diseases of whooping cough, chicken pox, Hib andflu. Elsewhere in the world, the story is different. Whatever the scenario, themanagement of epidemic infectious diseases is a complex issue. It involves both

treatment and prevention.

In this article I will look at how Homeopathy has been effective in the treatment ofepidemic diseases, both in the past and during more recent times. The cases I sharefrom my own clinic include one of a young boy who had been very sick with thevaricella (chicken pox) virus, and several of people who had been unwell with the flu.


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Historical records show how medical doctors over the last 200 years have usedhomeopathy to successfully treat scourges such as cholera, typhus, smallpox, andscarlet fever. Homeopathy is still used today for the same epidemics in developingcountries such as India. Much of the developed world, however, remains ignorant of itspotential in this area.

Information on the effectiveness of homeopathy in the 1917 flu pandemic can also beread at the link found at the bottom of the flu stories. It is information you may like tokeep to hand in the face of the looming Bird Flu threat.

Next month, drawing from Swinburne University research, I will discuss howhomeopathy could go one step further to provide safe and inexpensive protectionagainst the same epidemic diseases it is able to treat.

The Case of the Runaway Chicken Pox

Four-year-old Kade was carried into my clinic by a worried mother. Six days ago, hehad complained of having a headache and feeling sick. His mother had taken histemperature only to find he had a fever. The following morning she noticed a spottyrash on Kade's body that changed to little blisters as the day progressed. A doctor haddiagnosed chicken pox and advised Kade's mother to let him rest at home and to givehim plenty to drink during the fever. Since then, Kade had been tired and drowsy, notwanting to eat.

By the time Kade's mother brought him in to see me, she was feeling concerned.Although Kade had had chicken pox for almost week now there was no sign of him

getting better. He was still lethargic and sleepy and only seemed happy if he could becuddled by her. She was having to carry him from place to place as he was "too tired"to move himself and he would rapidly fall asleep wherever she put him.

Kade was even unable to attend to his own toileting. Whenever he had to "wee" hismother would carry him to the bathroom and support his body as he stood before thetoilet. At this point he would plead with her to hold his penis to direct the flow of urineas he was "too tired" and unable to do it for himself.

Kade's mother said that he was bothered if family members tried to talk to him butequally, he disliked being alone. Though unwell, he would join the family at mealtimes,

sitting drowsily at the meal table, unable to eat anything.

As I examined Kade, much of what his mother said was confirmed. Kade wasindifferent and apathetic, not wanting to play with the toys in my clinic. His limbstrembled as he moved and he became irritable and upset as I asked him questions. Ontaking his temperature, Kade became distressed at being touched. With a lot of effort,his mother and I eventually got a reading of 39.6C - a considerable temperature seeingit should have been back to normal at this stage of his illness. His skin was dry and


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hot. Taking his pulse or examining his tongue and throat was impossible. Once leftalone, Kade returned to an indifferent and apathetic state.

An interesting feature of Kade's illness was the appearance and size of his chicken-poxeruptions. Most chicken-pox "poxes" appear as little blisters that break and dry to a

yellow crust over a few days. Kade's were very different. They were scattered acrosshis body in varying stages of development. While some blisters were still present, manyothers had enlarged to the size of a pea. They had yellow, fluffy, pustular heads thatlooked just like smallpox eruptions!

Treatment

I made a prescription of homeopathic Antimonium tartaricum, a remedy thatcorresponded to the complex of symptoms Kade was experiencing. It covered his:desire for company yet distressed if looked at or touched; dry fever with profoundweakness and lethargy; wanting to be carried; indifference and overwhelming

sleepiness; and, trembling on the slightest movement. It also included the symptom ofsmallpox-like eruptions (in fact, this remedy has been used to successfully treat small-pox in the past). Antimonium tartaricum and no other remedy can only relieve thisparticular complex of symptoms. I advised Kade's mother to give a dose every twohours until improvement. I also asked her to contact me later that day. His symptomswere not consistent with a child coping normally with chicken pox. I wanted to makesure Kade received further treatment if he remained unchanged or worsened.

Kade's mother phoned back before giving him a second dose. She said that within thetwo hours of taking the homeopathic remedy, his fever had dropped and he had

started playing with his sister! It had been almost a week since he had been fever-freeor interested in playing so it was a substantial change. Such a pronounced response toa remedy is often seen in children as their vitality, or ability to rebound back to health,is strong. With increasing age, however, this vitality weakens and several doses maybe needed to achieve the same improvement over a longer period.

Kade needed another two doses of Antimonium tartaricum over the next 24 hours. Heremained active and his heightened irritability from being looked at or touched settled.His pustular eruptions healed beautifully over the coming week and his fever did notreturn. Did Kade have smallpox? No, just ordinary chicken pox but his inability to dealwith it normally certainly made him look as if he did. As a result he was given one of

our better known "smallpox remedies" as symptoms rather than disease names areused for a prescriptions with homeopathy.

Antimonium tartaricum

Antimonium tartaricum (Ant-t) is one of the remedies used in the treatment of smallpox.It is more commonly prescribed, though, for congestion and mucous build-up duringlung and respiratory problems. Sufferers will have loose rattling mucous in their


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windpipe and a wet-sounding cough. Because of the extreme lethargy and sleepinessindicating the need for this remedy, they usually will usually be too tired to coughdeeply enough to expel this mucous. They can look and sound as if they are about tosuffocate. The sort of complaints that can fall within the Ant-t range of action include:bronchitis; bronchiolitis; chicken pox; impetigo; chronic obstructive airways disease;

congestive heart failure; cyanosis; pneumonia; "death rattles".

Homeopathy and the Flu

Nearly all of us are familiar with the flu. It comes around every winter, flatteningsusceptible individuals in its path. For most of us, it is an annoying and inconvenientillness but we do get over it. For some, especially the elderly and unwell, catching theflu can be a matter of life and death. The flu virus has the ability to mutate, or changeits structure rapidly, so that it has been impossible to develop a fully effective or long-term vaccine against it. Third world populations also find the cost of these vaccinesbeyond their reach. As a result, worldwide, the flu is still one of the biggest causes of

death.

Those unfamiliar with homeopathy are often surprised that homeopathic remedies canspeedily relieve the symptoms of flu. In France, where homeopathy is well known andprescribed by over 40% of French doctors, the leading flu medicine is a homeopathicremedy, Anas barbariae. Studies have shown it relieves the intensity and shortens theduration of flu symptoms better than anti-virals such as Tamiflu and Relenza - andwithout the side effects.

Most homeopaths, however, would still prefer to treat the flu from a larger range of

homeopathics. While Anas barbariae has a broad action over a large variety of flusymptoms, it is not so effective in the elderly and has to be prescribed within the first48 hours of symptom onset. A homeopathic prescription that closely matches thesymptoms of the individual sufferer, however, usually has an even better effectregardless of age or time. Examples of this approach will be seen in the following mini-cases.

A Belladonna Flu

Angie had the flu. It had been going around at work and had finally caught her. Thesurprise was how quickly it hit. At lunchtime, she had started to feel unwell. By 3pm

she had such a high fever and severe headache that she was driven home by acolleague. Her face was red, her eyes "glassy," and her pupils dilated. In spite of herhigh temperature, her hands and feet were icy cold. She wanted to lie down but it onlyworsened her throbbing headache and so she sat quietly on the lounge, her eyesshielded from the light. Any sudden or jarring movements made her feel as though herhead was going to explode.


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Angie received a dose of homeopathic Belladonna. Within the hour, her headache waseighty percent better and she had broken out into a sweat - her temperature wascoming down. Angie needed two more doses of Belladonna when symptoms began toreturn to fully resolve her flu.

Belladonna type flu's will have the following symptoms:* Rapid onset and high fever* Aggravation period at 3pm* Reddened and flushed face* Hot face and body with cold hands and feet* Glistening eyes with dilated pupils that are sensitive to light* Throbbing pains in head or throat* Head pain worse for lying flat or jarring; better for sitting upright

Rapidity of onset is a key feature of Belladonna type flu symptoms. Unlike some otherflu's, rapidity of improvement is also notable when the correct prescription of

Belladonna is made.

A Bryonia Flu

Russell was feeling unwell. Two days ago, he had developed a sore throat and runnynose. Initially he had been hopeful it may have been a passing cold but one by one, thesymptoms of flu appeared. Now he had a severe headache and was wet withperspiration from his fever. Everything hurt and from time to time chills would run alongthe right side of his body. Whenever he moved, the aches and pains worsened - evenbreathing hurt. For the most part Russell just wanted to lie still in bed. His wife said that

he was extremely irritable. Whenever she went to check on him, he would snap at herto leave him alone. Russell also complained of being very thirsty. Every so often, hewould swallow large glasses of water to relieve his dryness.

Russell was prescribed homeopathic Bryonia. Unlike Angie's flu, Russell's symptomshad developed slowly over a few days. This feature, along with other aspects,indicated that Russell would need a different remedy to Angie and that his return tohealth would be more gradual. Within two hours of taking a dose, Russell was startingto feel a little better. By six hours, he was able to move around without everythinghurting. His fever had reduced. By the following morning and some three doses later,Russell declared himself 80% better. The following day saw all symptoms resolved and

Russell was able to return to work.

Bryonia type flu's have the following symptoms:* Slowly progressing symptoms with severe aching.* Symptoms worsened by any movement - the person wants to keep still.* Symptoms often worse on the right side of the body.* Intense thirst and desire for large amounts of water at infrequent intervals.* Severe headache in the back of the head and forehead.


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* Very irritable and wanting to be left alone.

A Rhus-toxicodendron Flu

Shilpa's flu had started after being caught in the rain on a cold day. Her symptoms

were in marked contrast to those of Russell. While Russell's aches and pains wereworse when he tried to move around, wandering about relieved Shilpa's discomfort. Infact, she was quite restless. Russell had felt irritable but Shilpa felt unusually anxious.She was also thirsty for sips of warm drinks, rarely cold ones. Any sort of coldnessseemed to trigger a chill. Blisters on her lips had also developed with the fever.

Shilpa was successfully prescribed the homeopathic remedy Rhus toxicodendron, aremedy known to treat her distinguishing symptoms. One day later and after six dosesof the Rhus, Shilpa was completely free of flu symptoms. The blisters on her lipshealed over the next few days. Flu symptoms indicating the need for Rhustoxicodendron include:

* Aching restlessness.* Stiffness that improves with movement and stretching.* Fever that starts after being chilled.* Shaking from drafts or uncovering.* Throat pain and general discomfort better for sipping warm drinks.* Anxiety and anguish.* Herpes or fever blisters on lips.

A Gelsemium Flu

Max could hardly lift his head. He was unwell with the flu and exhausted. His eyelidswere half-closed and his face was flushed a dusky red. Max had started to feel unwellwith a sore throat four days ago and had slowly deteriorated since then. He was nowdrowsy and weak and it was an effort for him to sit up let alone stand. His arms andlegs would tremble with the effort. Max's fever alternated with severe chills and rigors(shuddering). The back of his head ached and the pain radiated over the top to hisforehead. In spite of the fever, Max was generally thirstless. When I examined him, Ifound his tongue to be thickly coated and yellow. Because of his exhaustion, Maxspent most of his time sleeping when left alone.

Max made a gradual recovery after a prescription of homeopathic Gelsemium. By the

end of the day, the headache had resolved and he only had a low-grade fever. Hisenergy levels had improved and though still feeling weak, he no longer trembled ontrying to do something. It took another two days before Max was completely well butthis was a significant improvement for this type of flu. Many of his friends were stillrecovering some weeks later.

Gelsemium-type flu's will have the following symptoms:* Marked weakness, debility and sleepiness.


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* Trembling and heaviness of limbs and head.* Eyelids drooping or closed - unable to open fully.* Occipital headache radiating to the forehead.* Chills running up and down the back.* Mental fogginess and dullness.

Homeopathy and the 1918 Bird Flu Pandemic

These four remedies are just some of the ones used by homeopaths to treat flusymptoms. Gelsemium, from the final case, is the remedy so successfully prescribedby doctors during the 1917 Spanish Flu pandemic. Unfortunately, up to 50 millionpeople lost their lives during the time that it swept the world but many of those whofound their way to homeopathic treatment, survived. To read accounts about theresults of homeopathy during this pandemic, go to Flu Pandemic.


Homeoprophylaxis: Homeopathic Immunisation for Epidemic Diseases

Part A: Homeopathic Immunisation in Meningococcal Disease

Meningococcal Disease - Nasty and Deadly

Once again, the Meningococcal season is upon us, yet few people know thatHomeopathy can provide safe, effective and inexpensive protection against all strainsof this bacterium. While the disease is not common in Australia, hundreds of infectionsare reported each season. Approximately 10% of infections lead to death.

A significant percentage of those who do survive will lose digits or limbs and/or sufferbrain damage, deafness, nervous systems disorders, liver or kidney failure, chronicfatigue, seizures, or strokes. It can be caught at any stage of life but those most at riskare children under the age of five and young adults between 15-24 years.

The peak period for infection is winter and early spring. The disease is spread by"carriers" through droplets on coughing or sneezing. Surprisingly, many of us could beresponsible. The Meningococcal bacterium is present in the throat or nose of about10% of us at any given time even though we remain symptom free.

While most people remain unaffected when exposed to this bacterium, some develop

septicaemia (blood poisoning), meningitis (infection of the outer covering of the brainand spinal cord), or a combination of the two. Early symptoms include fever, irritability,stiff neck, severe headache, pale blotchy skin, vomiting, joint and muscle pain,drowsiness, or coma. Often, a rash of tiny red or purple spots appears that enlarges tolook like a bruise. Death can occur within 48 hours. Urgent medical attention isessential if infection is suspected.


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What about the Current Vaccines?

There are 13 strains of Meningococcal disease but only two available vaccines. Onevaccine provides some protection against four of the strains but is only 55% effectivein children between the ages of two to three and is ineffective in children under two

years of age. Protection lasts for only two to three years. The second vaccine provideslonger protection and is 92% effective in children but only against the 'C' strain. Thereis no vaccine for the 'B' strain - the most common strain in Australia.

As with all vaccines, side effects do occur. Common symptoms include fever, swelling,irritability, loss of appetite, and headaches. Life threatening side effects are rare buthave been reported. Homeopaths, along with other health care workers have notedthat many of their patients seem to have a reduced ability to resist infections followingvaccinations.

Homeopathic Protection Against Meningococcal Disease

There IS a safe way, however, to maximise the protection you and your children haveagainst Meningococcal disease - Homeopathy! The use of homeopathic medicines bymedical doctors and homeopathic practitioners for the prevention of epidemicdiseases has a 200-year history. It is called Homeoprophylaxis - the use ofhomeopathic immunisation to protect against disease symptoms. Pronounced, 'ho-me-oh-prof-il-ax-is', it is a long name and quite a mouthful! For the purpose of thisarticle, it will be shortened to HP. It is important to note that while it is possible toimmunise homeopathically, there is no such thing as a homeopathic vaccine or aprocess known as homeopathic vaccination. Both terms are inaccurate when referring

to HP.

Homeopathy is a safe and effective option for the protection of all againstMeningococcal disease. While vaccines have to be matched and prepared againstindividual viral strains of any infectious disease, HP remedies (medicines) are matchedto the disease symptoms rather than the virus. Because symptoms are the same fromone Meningococcal strain to another, the one HP remedy can be prescribed for all. Asa result, protection is possible for even the 'B' strain - the most common type for whichno vaccine is available.

Today, homeopathic Meningococcinum (the HP remedy) is frequently used to protect

against Meningococcal infection in some of the world's poorest countries.Unfortunately, ignorance about HP in much of the Western world means that thismethod has been less commonly used here.


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The Brazilian Experience

So how do we know that Homeopathy works in these instances? To answer thisquestion we will look at two recent, large-scale studies conducted in Brazil whereMeningococcal epidemics frequently occur.

Study 1

In 1974, during an outbreak of Meningococcal disease in Brazil, 18,640 children weregiven HP for protection against Meningococcal infection, and 6,340 were not. Thefollowing results were obtained:

818,640 protected homeopathically - 4 cases of Meningococcal infection.6,340 not protected - 32 cases of Meningococcal infection.

Based on the infection (attack) rate in the unprotected group, 94 cases of infectionwould have been expected in the homeopathically protected group. Instead, therewere only four cases of Meningococcal infection, showing that the homeopathic option

was 95% effective against Meningicoccal disease. 1

Study 2

The results of the first study led to the Brazilian government funding a larger study in1998. Two Professors of Medicine from the University Foundation in Blumenau, Brazil,and a Blumenau specialist physician and Health City Secretary conducted it.

A total of 65,826 people between the ages of 0-20 were given HP for protectionagainst Meningococcal disease while 23,532 were not. Over a 12 month period, thefollowing results were obtained:

65,826 protected homeopathically - 4 cases of Meningococcal infection.23,532 not protected - 20 cases of Meningococcal infection.

Based on the infection (attack) rate in the unprotected group, 58 cases of infectionwould have been expected in the homeopathically protected group. Instead, therewere only four cases of Meningococcal infection. Statistical analysis showed that HPoffered 95% protection in the first six months and 91% protection over the yearagainst Meningococcal disease. 2

Both of these studies used only low to medium range potencies of Meningococcinumfor protection and only one oral dose per person was given. One would anticipate

longer and possibly increased rates of protection if higher potencies and more thanone dose had been given; this has certainly been clinical experience elsewhere and isindicated by recent research conducted in Australia.3

The researchers of this study are at pains to point out that the use ofMeningococcinum for protection against Meningococcal disease is not a newdevelopment and provide another 10 references to the use of HP.


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Benefits of Homeoprophylaxis (HP)

HP is extremely safe. Because Homeopathy is an energetic system of medicine thatprescribes remedies in sub-molecular form, poisonings, addictions, and otherdamaging side effects do not occur. Chemical interactions with other medicines cannot

happen. Homeopathy does not harm.

HP provides protection against diseases for which no vaccine exists. This has alreadybeen discussed with the example of the 'B' strain Meningococci - the commoneststrain in Australia.

HP can protect when vaccines may be unsuitable, e.g. for those who have already hadan adverse vaccine reaction; the malnourished; the sick or debilitated; the immune-compromised; the pregnant; those allergic to vaccine materials; and those on steroids.HP is safe for all these groups.

No method of immunisation gives 100% protection but recent Australian researchshowed that Homeopathy provides 90.4% protection for childhood communicablediseases.4 (This research is discussed more fully in Part B). This figure is consistentwith those from overseas studies on HP. It also compares favourably with the 75-95%protection rates offered by vaccines.

HP is inexpensive. Provided in bulk, Meningococcinum, for example, can protect oneperson for one year against Meningococcal disease at a cost of cents rather thandollars. This would be a boon for poorer countries where the cost of vaccines placesthem out of reach for the majority of the population. It would also lead to significant

savings in the healthcare budgets of more affluent nations.

HP is easily distributed and dispensed. One dose usually consists of a small medicatedsugar pilule that is dissolved in the mouth - well tolerated and pleasant for all ages. Itdoes not use needles and syringes, require refrigeration, or depend on teams of trainedhealth workers to dispense it. Homeopathy truly is a medicine of the people.

Homeopathic remedies are prepared from naturally occurring substances. Because ofthis they cannot be patented, meaning that their production and distribution cannot berestricted or controlled by corporations for profit or political gain. Perhaps this is whythere is usually vigorous opposition and harassment when HP is discussed in the

public arena and why so few people are informed about it - those with vested interestshave a lot to lose.

Are There any Drawbacks?

None that I know of. As world famous violinist and conductor Sir Yehudi Menuhin said,"Homeopathy is one of the rare medical approaches which carries no penalties - onlybenefits." Now isn't that the best news you have heard in a long time?


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(To be continued in Part B of this article - Homeopathic Immunisation in Other

Epidemic Diseases. The use of HP for other epidemic diseases will be examined plus

recent Australian research regarding the effectiveness and health benefits of

homeopathic immunisation will be discussed.)

1 Castro, D. & Nogueira, G. G. (1975). Use of the nosode Meningococcinum as a

preventative against meningitis. Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 1975

Dec 68 (4), 211-219.

2Mroninski C, Adriano E & Mattos G. (1998/99) Meningococcinum: Its protective effect

against Meningococcal disease, Homeopathic Links, Vol 14 Winter 2001, 230-234.

3 Golden, I. (2004) Homoeoprophylaxis - A Fifteen Year Clinical Study (A Statistical

Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Homoeoprophylaxis) Daylesford:

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Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Homoeoprophylaxis) Daylesford:

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Homeoprophylaxis - Homeopathic Immunisation for Epidemic Diseases

Part B: Homeopathic Immunisation in Other Epidemic Diseases

(This is the second part of an article regarding Homeoprophylaxis - the use ofhomeopathic immunisation to protect against disease symptoms. Pronounced, 'ho-me-

oh-prof-il-ax-is', it is a long name and quite a mouthful! For the purpose of this article, it

will be shortened to HP. It is important to note that while it is possible to immunisehomeopathically, there is no such thing as a homeopathic vaccine or a process known

as homeopathic vaccination. Both terms are inaccurate when referring to HP.)

Homeopathy has a 200-year-old history of use by professional and medically qualifiedhomeopaths. During this time it has had a high success rate in safely protecting peopleand populations against some of the world's worst epidemic diseases.

Part A of this article looked at two large-scale and recent studies in whichHomeoprophylaxis (HP) protected against Meningococcal disease.

Part B will:Consider other instances in which HP has been historically used to protect "atrisk" populations from epidemic diseases.Discuss recent Australian research that shows HP to be both safe and effective,and a healthier option for immunisation than vaccination.


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In the Beginning

The first documented use of HP was by the founder of Homeopathy, SamuelHahnemann, during an epidemic of Scarlet Fever in 1801. While using homeopathic

Belladonna to treat patients already infected, he made an interesting observation:those who chose to take the remedy before catching the disease remained uninfectedand healthy in spite of coming into contact with it. This realisation led to Homeopathybeing used for protection against other epidemic diseases, usually with markedsuccess. Not only could Homeopathy treat those unwell with epidemic diseases, itcould also protect the healthy. Homeoprophylaxis (HP) was born.

HP in Action

For the past 200 years, professional and medically trained homeopaths around theworld have used HP to provide short and long-term protection against a range of

epidemic diseases. Part A of this article revealed how homeopathic Meningococcinumprotected against Meningococcal disease in two large-scale Brazilian studies. HP hasalso been used with effect in epidemics of: Poliomyelitis; Chicken-pox; Hepatitis (alltypes); Japanese Encephalitis; Hib; Influenza; Measles; Pneumococcal disease;Cholera; Smallpox; Typhoid; Typhus; Whooping cough; Rubella (German measles);Mumps; Diphtheria; Malaria; Yellow Fever; and Dysentery. Quite a list! A compilation ofreferenced HP accounts and studies can be read at the link provided. Some examples(references omitted) are provided by the following:

During a Poliomyelitis epidemic in Buenos Aires, practitioners (Homeopaths and

Doctors) distributed the HP remedy Lathyrus sativus to over 40,000 people. Not one ofthem developed Polio during the epidemic despite exposure.

Only 6.5 per cent of people given a homeopathic immunisation contracted influenzacompared to the 20 per cent who had not received the preventative. Those who didcontract the 'flu following HP recovered more quickly and lost significantly less workinghours than the others affected. This outcome confirms the experiences of practitionersthrough history that contagious diseases tend to be milder if contracted by people whohave already used HP.

Nurses and patients protected by HP at the London Homeopathic Hospital remained

disease free during a 3 year period in which they were regularly exposed to Diphtheria.

The Indian government and Public Health Centres recently distributed the homeopathicpreventative, Belladonna, during an epidemic of Japanese Encephalitis. This resulted ina rapid decline in fatalities.


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Records from a Smallpox epidemic show that of 2806 individuals protected by the HP,547 of them went on to have a known exposure to the disease. Of those, 97.5%remained disease free.

Children in Britain, prior to vaccines being available, escaped the disease of Whooping

Cough if they were protected by HP.

Animals as Well

HP is just as effective in immunising animals against many of their epidemic andinfectious diseases. Professional and homeopathic veterinarians use HP for diseasessuch as: Panleukapenia in cats, and Kennel Cough, Parvovirus, Heart Worm, andDistemper in dogs. HP has even protected against porcine (pig) stillbirths and mastitis(udder infection) in cows. Studies and accounts of veterinary HP can be read in theprovided link.

British HP studies on bovine (cow) mastitis are having a huge impact on farmingpractises. Today, the majority of Britain's dairy herd farmers incorporate HP into theirfarms on purely economic grounds. Sick cows and veterinary treatments cost moneyand erode profits. HP stops this. Increasingly, Australian dairy farmers are doing thesame as they too become aware of the benefits of HP.

Ground-Breaking Aussie Research

The largest study undertaken anywhere in the world on the long-term health effects ofHP was completed by Dr Isaac Golden at Melbourne's Swinburne University in 2004.

His doctoral research1 analysed 2,304 responses from 1,159 children, each responsecovering one year of a child's life. For some children, multiple years were analysed. Thestudy showed that:

HP had a 90.4% efficacy against epidemic childhood diseases - a rate similar tothat of conventional vaccines.HP remedies are non-toxic and safe - free of the side-effects or resultingdamage that can occur with vaccines.

A second study conducted by Golden, followed the incidence of chronic disease in 781children between 4 - 12 years of age. This study placed the children into one of fourgroups according to the choice of immunisation made on their behalf. The children had

been either:Protected only by conventional vaccinesProtected only by HPProtected by a mix of "constitutional" measures from alternative therapists suchas naturopaths, osteopaths, and chiropractors, as well as homeopathicconstitutional treatment (but not HP)Protected by nothing at all


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The health of each group was then measured. They were assessed for the incidenceof:

*Asthma*Eczema*Ear and hearing problems

*Allergies*Behavioural problems

What it Showed

The Golden research, the first of its kind in examining the long-term health impact ofimmunisation choices, confirmed what practitioners have been saying for decades - aproblem exists. Immunisation choices do affect health. Unfortunately, the group thatfared the worst was the fully vaccinated group - so much so that children from thisgroup were 15 times more likely to suffer from asthma.

The group with the fewest chronic health problems was the one that had received thehomeopathic immunisation (HP). They had less asthma, eczema, allergies, and fewerbehavioural problems. This encouraging result is certainly consistent with homeopathicphilosophy where it has always been understood that the subtle, dynamic challengesof homeopathic remedies to the immune system have a strengthening effect thatmakes the individual less susceptible to disease and ill-health in the future. Anotherunexpected surprise for the researcher was that the HP group was even healthier thanthe constitutionally protected children where "natural" and preventative measures hadbeen taken in an attempt to raise the children's health to optimal levels. The group thatranked third for incidence of chronic disease was the group that had done nothing.

Further Details

To quantify the results even further, the following conclusions were drawn from theresearch2:

Immunisation only by HP was associated with a lower than average chance ofacquiring asthma or eczema and less risk of developing allergies.The incidence of asthma (3%) in children who were immunised only by HP waswell below the national average of 19%.The incidence of behavioural problems in children immunised by HP wasextremely low compared to the other methods of immunisation.

In relation to asthma, immunising a child with HP alone was 15 times safer thanimmunising by vaccines, and 6 times safer than doing nothing for immunisation.In relation to eczema, immunising only with HP was 7.4 times safer thanimmunising with vaccines and 2.8 times safer than doing nothing aboutimmunisation.In relation to allergies, immunising only with HP was 5 times safer than byvaccines and 2 times safer than no method of immunisation.


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Summary of HP Benefits

To repeat the concluding points from Part A of this article:HP is extremely safe. Because Homeopathy is an energetic system of medicinethat prescribes remedies in sub-molecular form, poisonings, addictions, and

other damaging side-effects do not occur. Chemical interactions with othermedications cannot happen. Homeopathy does not harm.HP provides protection against diseases for which no vaccine exists. This hasalready been discussed in the example from Part A of this article, the 'B' strainMeningococci responsible for most Meningococcal infections in Australia.HP can protect when vaccines may be unsuitable, e.g. for those who havealready had an adverse vaccine reaction; the malnourished; the sick anddebilitated; the immune-compromised; the pregnant; those allergic to vaccinematerials; and, those on steroids. HP is safe for all these groups.No method of immunisation gives 100% protection but recent Australianresearch (discussed above) has shown that Homeopathy, for childhood

communicable diseases can provide 90.4% protection.3 This figure isconsistent with those from overseas studies on HP. It also compares favourablywith the 75-95% protection rates offered by vaccines.HP is inexpensive. It is possible to protect one person for one year against oneepidemic disease at a cost of cents rather than dollars. Such economy would bea boon for poorer countries where the cost of vaccines places them out of reachfor the majority of the population. It would also lead to significant savings in thehealthcare budgets of more affluent nations.HP is easily distributed and dispensed. One dose usually consists of a smallmedicated sugar pilule that is dissolved in the mouth - well tolerated and

pleasant for all ages. It does not use needles and syringes, require refrigeration,or depend on teams of trained health workers to dispense it. Homeopathy istruly a medicine of the people.

Homeopathic remedies are prepared from naturally occurring substances. Because ofthis, they cannot be patented, meaning that their production and distribution cannot berestricted or controlled by corporations for profit or political gain. Perhaps this is whythere is usually vigorous opposition and harassment when HP is discussed in thepublic arena and why so few people are informed about it - vested interests have a lotto lose.

(To be continued in Part C of this article - The Politics of Homeopathic Immunistion.Consideration will be given as to why Homeopathy has not been more widely promoted

as a viable option for disease prevention.)


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2 Golden, I. (2005) Vaccination and Homeoprophylaxis? A Review of Risks and

Alternatives, 6th edition, Daylesford: Isaac Golden Publications., pp. 171-179.


Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Homoeoprophylaxis), Daylesford:

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Homeoprophylaxis - Homeopathic Immunisation for Epidemic Diseases

Part C: The Politics of Homeopathic Immunisation

(This is the third, and final, part of an article regarding Homeoprophylaxis - the use of

homeopathic immunisation to protect against disease symptoms. Pronounced, 'ho-me-

oh-prof-il-ax-is', it is a long name and quite a mouthful! For the purpose of this article, it

will be shortened to HP. It is important to note that while it is possible to immunise

homeopathically, there is no such thing as a homeopathic vaccine or a process known

as homeopathic vaccination. Both terms are inaccurate when referring to HP.)

Part A of this article looked at two recent large-scale studies in whichHomeoprophylaxis (HP) provided protection against Meningococcal disease.

Part B examined other instances in which HP protected "at risk" populations from theeffects of epidemic diseases. It also discussed recent Ph.D research showing HP to besafe, effective, and a healthier option for immunisation than vaccination.

Part C will examine some of the barriers that stop HP from being a recognised optionfor immunisation given the fact that it has a 200 year history of success in this area.

Muddied Waters

People need accurate information when making immunisation choices for their familiesor themselves. For whatever reason, this has not happened with HP. Informationdistributed by Government to the public and healthcare professionals about HP hasoften been incorrect. The following examples demonstrate this:

Example 1: Government literature frequently states there is no evidence that HP

provides immunity. Either Government has not had access to the available studies orhas chosen to ignore them. Results from the Brazilian studies of Part A of this article,for example, confirm what homeopathic doctors in Brazil have said for decades -homeopathic Meningococcinum does protect against Meningococcal disease. Theseresults have been sent to our Government. At the very least, they deserve to befollowed up and investigated. Part B of this article also listed other studies andaccounts from both medical and professional homeopaths over the last 200 years on


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the efficacy of HP during epidemics such as mumps, typhoid, typhus, diphtheria,whooping cough, and influenza.

Example 2: Government literature and media statements have claimed that theExecutive Director of the Australian Natural Therapies Association (ANTA) has said that

no properly qualified natural therapist would recommend homeopathic immunisation asan alternative to conventional immunisation.

This statement has been reported widely since 1990 and is frequently used bydetractors of HP. It is both untrue and incorrect. The Executive Director of ANTA at thetime, denied ever making such a statement and ANTA subsequently released astatement that said:

Immunity could be stimulated naturally by good nutrition, natural herbalremedies, homeopathic remedies, and correct lifestyle changes, or, artificially byvaccinesNatural therapists were philosophically bound to stimulate natural immunity as a

first choice.It was only appropriate to stimulate artificial immunity by vaccines when naturalimmunity had been exhausted.

ANTA wished to promote the fact that options other than vaccines wereavailable for stimulating immunity.Vaccination should not be compulsory and parents should have freedom ofchoice. Unfortunately, this actual position of ANTA is not reported while theearlier untrue statement is quoted and promoted.

The Stifling of Debate and Research

Misinformation about HP is a problem but of greater concern is the pressure applied toindividuals or groups, seemingly to discourage the use of HP.

Example 1: The British Story.

Frequently, quotes from the Faculty of Homeopathy, London, are used in Australia toconvey the impression that British medical homeopaths do not accept HP as analternative to vaccination, and therefore, neither should we.

Some British homeopathic doctors have only adopted this anti-HP and pro-vaccinationstance in recent times. It is a position at odds with the views of their Faculty

predecessors, many of whom used HP extensively in epidemics and wrote of itsbenefits. Interestingly, the Faculty's change in attitude coincided with threats by the UKhealth authorities to block access to some groups of homeopathic remedies unless theFaculty issued a statement supporting vaccination.

What most people, and perhaps our own government, do not realise is that only asmall percentage of British homeopaths belong to this Faculty. The great majoritybelong to other associations that do not support or agree with the Faculty position.


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Example 2: The Australian Story.

At the same time, a similar story was played out in Australia. In 1994, the AustralianGovernment issued a press release welcoming an announcement that the AustralianMedical Faculty of Homeopathy (AMFoH) did not support homeopathic immunisation

over conventional vaccines. What was not said in this press release was that prior toAMFoH's announcement, serious threats had been made against doctors who usedHP.

Newspapers carried reports of doctors being warned about "child vaccines" andthreats of them being sued if they used homeopathic preparations. At the time, the

Australian Medical Association's President, Dr Brendan Nelson, said that he knewsome doctors were prescribing HP and that if they came to his attention he would,"refer them to medical boards." In 1995 he further said, "We are gunning for peoplewho behave in this way." With the threat of de-registration hanging over their heads, isit any wonder that Australian homeopathic doctors no longer speak in favour of HP? A

great shame, as we are all the poorer for it.

Example 3: The Golden Story.

Dr Isaac Golden (PhD), whose recent research on HP was discussed in Part B of thisarticle, has also had his fair share of difficulties. Between the years of 1989-95, heweathered: complaints lodged anonymously by some medical practitioners; visits bygovernment officials suggesting he had committed criminal offences; and, fourinvestigations by Health Departments of two states of Australia. On each occasion, itwas concluded that he had no case to answer.

Most recently, Golden has been told he would receive a $27,000.00 fine in eachinstance if he supplied HP remedies to people living outside his home state of Victoria.This threat significantly reduced the data Golden was able to analyse in his HP study,reported in Part B of this article. It is truly sad when some of those who openly criticiseHomeopathy for not having enough research, then actively work to restrict researchopportunities. Once again, we are all the poorer for it.

Vested Interests

So why do we have the spread of misinformation and such opposition to HP? If it canpoint to records of effectiveness in some of the world's worst epidemic diseases over

the last 200 years, why isn't it being used? In comparison to conventional vaccines, itis inexpensive, does no harm, and may improve health. Surely, it must be worthy offurther investigation. Why does this not happen?

To understand the situation a little better one has to look at who has vested interestsand what they stand to lose. Vaccines are the only form of medicine that each personon the planet will be encouraged to have multiple times throughout their life - from birthto the grave.


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Vaccines are patentable products. They are big business for drug companies thatproduce them, the countries in which they are produced, and those involved in theirdistribution and administration. Vaccines generate billions upon billions of dollars eachyear and this river of gold flows from the factories to the end prescriber. When

business becomes this big, what is ultimately the best for people's health may takesecond place.

In comparison, HP is of no interest to drug companies. As explained earlier HPremedies are prepared from naturally occurring substances and so cannot be patentedor monopolised. Their production and distribution cannot be controlled by companiesto maximise profits. They are also inexpensive - HP remedies provided in bulk to largepopulations would cost cents per person to produce rather than dollars.

It is easy to see that, unlike vaccines, little money can be made from the manufactureand promotion of HP remedies. The drug industry has no incentive to fund research

into HP and certainly does not want to promote its use. In fact, if HP was found by allto be a serious contender in the immunisation stakes, the vaccine industry and thoseassociated with it would lose a lot of money.

More About Research

Two hundred years of clinical usage and field trials have shown HP to be effective inpreventing epidemic diseases.1 While earlier records cannot be analysed by modernresearch methodology, they do reveal that HP safely and effectively preventedepidemic diseases before the dominance of the vaccine industry.

Recent research on HP does exist but has been restricted by lack of funding. Largemultinational companies who hold patents on the medicines they are developing fundmost pharmaceutical research. Patented drugs, if successful, lead to large profits thatunderpin further studies. Homeopathic medicines, on the other hand, are inexpensivelyprepared from naturally occurring substances. They cannot be patented or sold at apremium to provide similar funding for homeopathic research.

As a safe system of medicine with records of efficacy, one would think thatHomeopathy was an ideal candidate for government funding - not so. The AustralianNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) received $427 million in the

2004-2005 budget but not one dollar was allocated for homeopathic research. It is timeto address this oversight and actively fund research opportunities in the future.

At other times, government departments have even hindered research opportunities. Ithas already been discussed how threats of fines restricted the Golden research. Inanother instance, opposition by the NSW Department of Health led to the NSWDepartment of Education refusing to distribute information to parents about


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participation in the Swinburne University research. Clearly, it is time for Homeopathsand the public to call on government to correct such perceived imbalances and biases.

While critics will always say, "Further studies need to be done," thankfully research onHP does exist and is highly positive. All documented studies show it to be effective and

safe - much safer than the alternative of vaccines. None have shown it to be harmful.This being the case, HP should be made available immediately on humanitariangrounds to those too unwell or impoverished for conventional vaccines, at the veryleast. Such a compassionate and logical act would also generate a large pool of datafor future research.

Making the Choice

There are three options for improving the immunity of ourselves and our children. Theyare:

*Conventional vaccination

*Strengthening natural immunity through healthy lifestyle and diet*Homeoprophylaxis (HP)

This article (parts A, B & C) has tried to increase awareness of the HP option. For thosewho would like to read further, the Australian Homeopathic Association, the largestassociation representing Homeopaths in this country, has written a Position Statementon Homeoprophylaxis that provides further information.

For pro-vaccination material, the Australian Government has produced extensive anduseful information at its Immunise Australia site. You will also find some of the

misinformation discussed earlier.

For those who wonder why seemingly loving parents would choose to avoid vaccinesfor their children, you can read their reasons in the document, "Ten Reasons WhyParents Question Vaccination" at the Australian Vaccination Network site.

The Way Forward

After reading this article, what can you do? There are a number of things. Consider oneor all of the following:

Research the immunisation issue further so you can be well informed about your

immunisation options. The information provided in the above links should be justa beginning. Some of it may be confronting.Exercise your right to choice because contrary to common belief, you do stillhave a choice about immunisation in this country.Bring your findings to the attention of your Local Member of Parliament. If youwere not aware of certain things, in all probability he or she will not be either.Lobby Government to release funding for research into Homeoprophylaxis tothe satisfaction of all. Those unfamiliar with HP will want to confirm that it is


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effective. Those who are already know that it is would welcome further researchinto areas such as potency and length of immunity issues.Petition Government to control the dominance of drug companies andassociated industries so that our health care system serves the interests ofpeople rather than the greed of large corporations.

Finally, if you would like to work with me on this issue please go to the following form.There is much to be done and I would love to hear from you.Fran Sheffield.


Other Resources

http://www.homeopathyworldcommunity.comThis is a recent interview transcript with Dr. Isaac Golden on Debby Brucks

internet/radio show called Homeopathy World Community. This is a great website withregular shows on everything homeopathy. Signing up gets you regular emails aboutupcoming shows.

http://www.homstudy.net/Research/In this interview you will hear Dr. Golden talk about the science and research beingdone on HP and vaccination. Lots of great information there as well and a quick look atthe site tells me there are classes now for practitioners and parents on HP. Check itout!

Dr Isaac GoldenInterview with Debby BruckDecember 17, 2012

www.homstudy.net

Homeopath since 1984

Vaccine Safety Options and Vaccine Damage

In NY TimesDecember 17, 2012

Warningin the Journal of Pediatrics if we ban Thimerosal this would devastate thehealth programs in developing worldmulti dose vaccines throughouttheres goingto be reps from govtsto prepare a global treaty by banning certain productsEthyl mercury criticalfor multi dose vials.

If they would only take note of these, they could provide coverage withouthaving to use Thimerosalreplaced by another chemicalvaccines and vaccination


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programs have saved lives but they have also cost lives. You can save lives without thecost of lives. One thing we know, youre not going to cost lives with homeopathy.

All of those things are important but it is a fact that preventing infectiousdiseases, very healthy people can get infectious disease. Create healthy lifestylenets,

swampy stagnant watermaximize, you have to prevent with disease specificeithervaccination or homeoprophylaxisHP is safe.

1.

The long term safety of Vaccines

One side is lets prevent and the other side is when we have damage wed like toaddress that.

Vaccines can cause significant damage to recipients, as evidenced by compensationfor vaccine damage paid by some Governments.

For example, in the US Since the first Vaccine Injury Compensation claims were madein 1989, 3101 compensation payments have been made, $2,379,597,663.81 disbursedto petitioners and $93, 863, 172.49 paid to cover attorneys fees and other legal costs

This amount would not be paid if there were not strong grounds for vaccine damage.

Governments such as the UK and Japan have also paid out hundreds of millions ofdollars in vaccine damage compensation.

NVICP Compensation Data, 2012. National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. USDepartment of health and Human Resources. HRSA Health Resources and Services

Administration.

http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/data.html accessed 4/12/2012

Official publications claim that Vaccines, like other medicines, can have sideeffects, but that the great majority of side-effects that follow vaccination are minorand short lived and that all vaccines in use in Australia provide benefits that greatlyoutweigh their risks

Apart from the fact that it seems highly unlikely that billions of dollars would have been

paid in vaccine damage compensation if this statement were totally accurate, the factremains that the long-term safety of vaccines has been poorly studied as evidenced bythree facts:

Australian Academy of Science. The Science of Immunisation Questions and Answers.Australian Academy of Science, November, 2012. Page 12.

The long term safety of vaccines has not been studied.


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(a)

No studies have compared the total impact of all 28 doses of different vaccinesgiven to children by 4 years of age with completely unvaccinated children. Theclosest we have is a study where primates were given the full vaccinationschedule and others not, and the impact on their brains studied. When orthodox

people study a vaccine, they study only a single vaccine. They havent studiedthe WHOLE schedule. This study found that maturational changes in theamygdala volume and binding capacity of [C]DPN in the amygdala wassignificantly altered in infant macaques receiving the vaccine schedule. Themacaque infant is a relevant animal model in which to investigate specificenvironmental exposures and structural/functional neuroimaging duringneurodevelopment, i/e/ the amygdalas in the vaccinated primates weresignificantly affected leading to autistic type behavior.

Hewitson L, et al, Influence of pediatric vaccines on amygdala growth and opioidligand binding in rhesus macaque infants: A pilot study. Acta Neurobiol Ezp. 2010, 70:

147-164

They studied the infant macaques and adjusted for body weight. One group receivedthe whole series and what they foundtheir brains were significantly affected was thepart of the brain that affects autistic type behavior. You cant do this with humans asan experiment but you can look at retrospect with human childrenlook at long termhealth outcomes and this has not been done. Because these have done been donethereits an unscientific statement.

(b)

No substantial studies have been published examining the holistic impact ofvaccines, i.e. the effect on the intellectual, emotional and physical developmentof children, in fully vaccinated and unvaccinated groups of age-appropriatechildren. This is important that the children are age-appropriatefor the longterm effect of the program to be developed.

Four small studies that attempted to do this all found that vaccinated children weremuch less healthy than unvaccinated children Large, long-term studies which doclaim to show that vaccines do not cause specific effects are methodologicallyquestionable leading to conclusions that are suggestive, not definitive.

Odent M. (1994) Long-term effects of early vaccinations. Primal Health

Research. Vol. 2, No. 1 Pages 3-7. Golden I. (2010 Vaccination & Homeoprophylaxis? A Review of Risks and

Alternatives. 7thedition. Isaac Golden Publications, Gisborne, Victoria. Page 164. Generation Rescue. (2007) Cal-Oregon vaccinated vs unvaccinated survey.

http://drtenpenny.com/vaccinated_vs_unvaccinated_survey . Bachmari A (2012) State of health of unvaccinated children.

www.vaccineinjury.info/


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With these four studies done over time, Odent in 1994 was published in orthodoxmedical Lancet and JAMA journals, my own study, the Generation Rescue study donein US and the last study done by a Swiss homeopath was done comparing the(German homeopathy)compared a long term study in Germanynine or tenthousand vaccinateda long term and collection of information of 12,000

unvaccinated.

By comparing the two groups one can get an ideawhat Ive done. Its an article thathas not been accepted yetIve put together the 4 studies and the findings say thereis a case to answer. The vaccinated are 3-4 more times likely to have long term healthissues.

(c) a statistically significant association exists between the number ofvaccines given and a nations infant mortality rate. Linear regression analysis ofunweighted mean IMRs showed a high statically significant correlation betweenincreasing number of vaccine doses and increasing infant mortality rates, with r=0.992

(p=0.0009).

Miller NZ, Goldman GS. Infant mortality rates regressed against number ofvaccine doses routinely given: Is there a biochemical or synergistic toxicity?Human and Experimental Toxicology. 30(0) 1420-1428.

These are just 3 quite different examples of the sort of evidence that is accumulatingon long term vaccine damage. When you are objective and not trying to prove vaccinessafe, you find research to say they are not safe.

2.

The Effectiveness of Homeoprophylaxis (HP)

Official publications claim that there is no evidence supporting the effectiveness ofHP. These claims are unscientific because they simply ignore the substantial evidencethat is available. In fact there are now four types of evidence which can be consideredsupporting the effectiveness of Homeopathic Prophylaxis.

There is no point in having something that is safe if it doesnt work.

They simply ignore the substantial evidence to support HP.

(a)

Over 200 years of recorded clinical effectiveness spread throughout thehomoeopathic literature in many languages (HP was first used in 1798).

Most of this anecdotal clinical evidence was recorded by homoeopaths who were alsodoctors of medicine. Were looking at millions of people being protected. We needstudies which give us statistical evidence of effectiveness.


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(b)

A number of short-term trials of HP in English exist. The mostimpressive is a 1998 (in Brazil) intervention which involved 65, 826children using the homoeopathic preventative against meningococcaldisease (type B), with a control group of 23, 539 children, showing anefficacy of 95% after 6 months and 91% after 12 months. Other smaller

trials produced effectiveness around 90%. In this region in Brazil, manyorthodox doctors are also homeopaths. There was no vaccine formeningitis so they decided to immunize homeopathically. When you lookat smaller studiesthis study had a large number of peopleinvolvedthat are not as rigorous but what they had was greatconsistency around 90%.

65, 826 people ages 0 to 20 years in Blumenau, Brazil were given thehomoeopathic remedy Meningococcinum 30CH.

Another 23, 539 people in the area did not receive the remedy.The rates of protection found in the group using HP were 95% in six

months and 91% in 12 months.

The authors noted that their use of Meningococcinum was not new and cited 12references to its use from 1966 to 1996. Mroninski C, Adriano E, Mattos G (2001)Meningococcinum: Its protective effect against meningococcal disease. HomoeopathicLinks Winter Vol 14(4). 230-4

(c)

A trial of the effectiveness of long-term HP conducted by the authorfrom 1985 to 2004, and which formed one part of the authors PhDtheses completed in 2004-5.

This showed an effectiveness of HP of 90.4% (95% CI 87.6% and 93.2%).

Historical, short term and 3rdbody of evidence is long term HPmy own research. Thisshowed an effectiveness of 94% which is consistent with the short term epidemic. CI isconfidencethe reason why these are important to showbut if the confidencelevel87.6 is still very close to 90. The confidence limits is very important because itshows consistency.

(d)

Massive regional and national interventions. Two examples are current:

Golden I (2010) Vaccination & Homoeoprophylaxis? A Review of Risks andAlternatives. Isaac Golden Publications, Gisborne, Australia. 7thedition.

The book is in its 7thedition (2010) and contains all of the data Ill talk about with theexception of some Indian data.

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Cuba - is a very interesting example. Theyve been under American embargo for thelast 50 years which means they have had to become self- sufficient particularly inhealth deliver. It has one of the best public health systems in the world. Ive been there3 times for the HP program. Ive lectured there and its amazing and you looktheyspend a fraction of the amount of money. They allow their orthodox medical

practitioners to use whatever they need to treat their patientsso they use nutrition,homeopathy, etc.

The Findlay Institutethe person who led the homeopathic preventionthedoctorshe is a wonderful personDr Gustavo Bratchohe is a published scientistand he looks specifically at the adjuvants. They are actually a highly vaccinatedpopulation but they try to make their vaccines as safe as possible.

2007there was a very bad hurricane and there is a bacteria Leptospirosis and itspiked. They do have a vaccine for it but they found the vaccine wasnt holding theoutbreak so they immunized the 3 hardest hit regions with the homeopathic remedy

(2.2 million people) and within 2 weeks the epidemic broke.

It kept going in the rest of the country until the dry season started in January. In 2008there was even a more dramatic result. That year there were 3 very badhurricanessignificant increase in Leptospirosis. So they HPd the in the worstareasbig spike in the disease in the rest of the country but in the 3 regions it hardlychanged. Published in articles in a variety of sources and on my websiteif you lookthere I do have a summary of what I am talking about there. Youll find the referencesthere with graphs of these results. Dramatic resultin 2010 with the big swine fluscarethey HPd the whole country9.8 million people. There were no cases of swineflu in the countryinterventions was successful or swine flu didnt come to Cuba. Noway to quantify the results. Government was so convinced with the Leptospirosis, theywere willing to immunize with homeopathy for the flu.

The Leptospirosisthey cant say it didnt workwe have the comparison with therest of the country. Also in Cuba, they just released their Dengue feverthere is noworldwide vaccine for Dengueso they are going to do a careful study. They have hadsuccess with Hep A.

Indiaheard of it 6 or 7 years agocriticism cant be saidthis relates to the diseaseJE. Its a problem in Indiain this province of 90 millionHPd children against JE.

There are 20 million children in the provinceby 2003 deaths in this province had beeneliminated. Compared to the surrounding provincesthey were unchanged. MassiveHP programs can be extremely effective.

DB emphasize handwashing and isolationself precautions as wellchat aboutCEASE therapy.

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I would say that half my clinic these days is comprised of autistic children. I get a lot ofreferrals from people who suspect their children are vaccine damaged. Child wasdeveloping normallyeye contact, play with others, warm/loving relationship and thenyou see the change within a couple of weeks of the MMR vaccine. When you seehundreds of these caseshowever much they try to discredit Dr. Wakefieldthe factis that when you talk to hundreds of parents of children whose child has beendiagnosed with autismit is not a coincidence. What Ive done over a number ofyearsIll have data next yearIve collected of symptoms of children that I havetreated successfully with homeopathic vaccines


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Dr. Tinus Smits and CEASE therapyhomeopathic potencies of vaccines. When yousee a child who comes with a group of symptomswhen those symptoms being

removed of the potency of the vaccinethe only way it can work is if the vaccinecaused those symptoms.

What I didI plotted on the graph the percentage among the children I sawthesymptoms that were removed by the potentized vaccine MMR. Ive also done a profilefor the DPT vaccinethe profiles of MMR and DPT showgiving an indication of thesymptom picture that can be produced.

DPT has a high skin and asthmaeczema being cured by cortisone cream and thenthe child getting asthmaskin problem will always come back.

CEASE therapy is one approach to the vaccine damage problem. He looks at morethan just potency of vaccinesnutritionDr Smits also talks about homeopathicconstitutional treatment. I highly recommend CEASE therapy. I want to make it clear Iam not a CEASE therapist. The way we metone of my students was doing a researchproject on vaccine treatmentmy student mentioned Dr. Smits work. The results werevery very similarindependent researchhis and mine. We emailed from time to time.The legacy he has left is doing enormous good. I work in a similar way.


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Are you treating vaccine damaged children with your own protocol?

My own protocol is what I have built up with experiencenot dissimilar to CEASEtherapy. I dont work in quite as structured way as a CEASE therapy. Dr. Smits set

down a step by step protocol. I treat each case individuallydepends on the casehistory. Potency will differ, frequency and other homeopathic support will differ fromcase to case.

You have to vary what you do with how the child reacts. My approach is less formalwith its structure. Everyone is different. You can have a dozen children with a similarhistorywell until 12 monthsevery child is different therefore the potential is to workdifferently than you did before.

How To Differentiate?

How can we tell if the common symptoms to the diseases listed occur as a result ofvaccination?

The only way we can tell is the wisdom of hindsight. If you give a potentized vaccineand the symptoms go away, then you know. Without the wisdom of hindsight if youknow there isIm not a scientist. Im a homeopath and homeopaths rely on carefulcollection of symptoms and thats my perspective. Lets look at the symptoms beforeand after

When I first started the MMR had not been used for very long and most of the vaccine

damage I saw was with DPTyou saw more add/adhd from the DPT. Youd treat a lotof cases of asthma/eczema and chronic ear infections. Profile ofDPTeczemaasthmaallergiesclassic profile of that vaccine.

Do you consider the miasms with the vaccine treatment?

Very much so but not first linefor listeners who dont knowmiasmsreal causes ofchronic illnessthese things are inherited and often dormant and often the firststressor is the vaccines and the vaccinesnew sibling, movingas the child getsolder and going to school, bullyingthat will activate miasmsimportant for long termtreatment for any person. If there is a very strong stressor it can leave a layeronce

againthe remedy can only do so much and they hit the wall. If there is a strong layerof damage ie vaccine damage and until you break through that layeryouve got totreat and remove the layer and then the constitutional and anti miasmatic can be done.

Trust is an antimiasmatic remedylack of trust is a result of the miasmstrust andbelief can be a remedy in itself.


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Accurate Documentation

What percentage of adverse reactions have actually been documented?

Relayed to family physicianRecorded by government agencyIncluded in total statistics

The answer is there is no completely accurate recording. USA has VAERSthats justa fraction of the total events and that covers the short-term events. The true long-termimpact of vaccines is not quantified.

Has there been instances when vaccinations schedules, ingredients, or cautions have

been adjusted due to adverse effects reports, data, documentation and insistence from

the medical community?

There are cases where different vaccines have been withdrawnthe Rotavirus vaccinerecently. There is batch monitoring and occasionally they find there is a bad

batchbut they sell that to third world countries. Thats another discussion. If there isa clear and serious breechproblem with one of the flu vaccines in Australia so theystopped that use in young children. One of the most dramatic was in Japan in1990they saw that there were deaths and irreversible brain damage in some casesso they increased the age from 3 months to age 2 yearsbasically deaths went to zeroand serious adverse events almost disappeared. That was a dramatic example of achange but it still doesnt tell us about long-term damage.

The patents for the most popular drugs have been coming off so that means most ofthe popular drugs can be produced genericallythe focus has been on patents for

cancer and vaccines. I did a rough calculation on the swine fluthe USA spent 4 billiondollars on research. You could have homeopathically immunized for 200,000.00.

What about the use of ibuprofen, Advil, aspirin or Tylenol (acetaminophen) to prevent

fever before or after vaccination?

To reduce natures inflammatory immune response to foreign matter?

Doctors, nurses find ways to ease pain after vaccination.

Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations maybackfire and make the shots a little less effective.

CNN Health, April 16, 2012

What I say to parents who are going to vaccinate is that they should give the childlarge doses of vitamin c a week before and a week after to reduce toxic shock. Iactually dont see evidence of giving homeopathic remedies before a vaccine. I dontthink vitamin c will prevent vaccine damage but it may reduce reaction. Thuja was aspecific for small pox vaccine historically. In terms of dealing with the unpleasant


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fevers and pain following a vaccine that is givenfever is not something we should beafraid of if it is properly managed. If a childs immune system is really healthy it will tryto throw off the products in the systemthe same way it would with a puncturewound. In one way, stopping fevers can be very counter-productive. If a fever gets toohigh, it can be life-threatening or damage the brain. There is a balance there

somewhere. If you can avoid treatments that are suppressive, then you should. Thereare many things in orthodox medicine which are positive. If you can avoid givingsomething to bring down a feverremember homeopathy has some excellentremedies for fever.

One reason sugar can workplacebo works to remove pain.

Why Doesnt the Medical Community Investigate Homeopathy?Help to build a childs own innate immunityReduce infection and diseaseReduce side effects and harm

Build the community immunity

I would slightly change the question to why doesnt the Australian and US medicalcommunity

Many medical communities around the world use homeopathy. Homeopathy was themost commonly used complementary medicinefirst in upper group and second inlower group. Its the arrogance and ignorance of the medical community in NA and

Australia.

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