New media attacks - the bigger question!
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:52 am
Dana and others,
Yes we can only expect more of the same - and yes this pales into insignificance compared to the rate of iatrogenic disease currently recorded.
Thanks for your response - but I have a bigger question - why are we "defending" Zicam as if it were homeopathic? As far as I can tell it is not by any standard definition we would use.
According to the web: active ingredient: Zincum Gluconicum 2x
Nonactive ingredients: Sodium Chloride, Purified Water, Benzalkonium Chloride (detergent, fungicide, bactericide), Glycerol, Hydroxyethylcellulose (stabilizer), Sodium Hydroxide.
Reason for prescription : generic common cold
The ONLY association I can see with homeopathy is that the Zinc Gluconate is potentised to 2X - which as we have discussed on this list many times does NOT make it homeopathy.
I think it dangerous to defend Zicam when we have enough to do protecting homeopathy.
I move to separate it out as a CAM product and if we want to speak for it then do so - but let's not endorse the media's suggestion that Zicam is homeopathic.
Carol
Carol Boyce MCH, CCH, RSHom(NA)
Yes we can only expect more of the same - and yes this pales into insignificance compared to the rate of iatrogenic disease currently recorded.
Thanks for your response - but I have a bigger question - why are we "defending" Zicam as if it were homeopathic? As far as I can tell it is not by any standard definition we would use.
According to the web: active ingredient: Zincum Gluconicum 2x
Nonactive ingredients: Sodium Chloride, Purified Water, Benzalkonium Chloride (detergent, fungicide, bactericide), Glycerol, Hydroxyethylcellulose (stabilizer), Sodium Hydroxide.
Reason for prescription : generic common cold
The ONLY association I can see with homeopathy is that the Zinc Gluconate is potentised to 2X - which as we have discussed on this list many times does NOT make it homeopathy.
I think it dangerous to defend Zicam when we have enough to do protecting homeopathy.
I move to separate it out as a CAM product and if we want to speak for it then do so - but let's not endorse the media's suggestion that Zicam is homeopathic.
Carol
Carol Boyce MCH, CCH, RSHom(NA)