Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Sky News: Calls to regulate alternative medicine

Sky News: Calls to regulate alternative medicine

Alternative medicine needs to be regulated, we can't let this happen again:

There are calls for tighter regulation of the alternative medicine industry after a woman's agonising death.

Penelope Dingle died in August 2005 after initially refusing cancer surgery, opting to be treated with alternative remedies instead.

Dingle was treated for rectal cancer by a homeopath who has been blasted by a coroner investigating the case, saying she was an 'incompetent health professional'.

The Cancer Council says the case highlights the desperation of some cancer sufferers.

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