Alternative medicine Charles, Prince of Wales

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the prince of wales , duchess of cornwall nih director elias zerhouni , surgeon-general richard carmona, november 2005


charles has controversially championed alternative medicine. prince s foundation integrated health attracted opposition scientific , medical community on campaign encouraging general practitioners offer herbal , other alternative treatments national health service patients, , in may 2006, charles made speech @ world health assembly in geneva, urging integration of conventional , alternative medicine , arguing homeopathy.


in april 2008, times published letter edzard ernst, professor of complementary medicine @ university of exeter, asked prince s foundation recall 2 guides promoting alternative medicine, saying majority of alternative therapies appear clinically ineffective, , many downright dangerous. speaker foundation countered criticism stating: entirely reject accusation our online publication complementary healthcare: guide contains misleading or inaccurate claims benefits of complementary therapies. on contrary, treats people adults , takes responsible approach encouraging people @ reliable sources of information ... can make informed decisions. foundation not promote complementary therapies. year, ernst published book simon singh, mockingly dedicated hrh prince of wales called trick or treatment: alternative medicine on trial. last chapter highly critical of charles s advocacy of complementary , alternative treatments.


the prince s duchy originals produce variety of complementary medicinal products including detox tincture edzard ernst has denounced financially exploiting vulnerable , outright quackery . in 2009, advertising standards authority criticised email duchy originals had sent out advertise echina-relief, hyperi-lift , detox tinctures products saying misleading. prince wrote @ least 7 letters medicines , healthcare products regulatory agency (mhra) shortly before relaxed rules governing labelling of such herbal products, move has been condemned scientists , medical bodies. in october 2009, reported charles had lobbied health secretary, andy burnham, regarding greater provision of alternative treatments in nhs. in 2016 charles said in speech used homeopathic veterinary medicines reduce antibiotic use @ farm.


in april 2010, following accounting irregularities, former official @ foundation , wife arrested fraud believed total £300,000. 4 days later, foundation announced closure, claiming has achieved key objective of promoting use of integrated health. charity s finance director, accountant george gray, convicted of theft totalling £253,000 , sentenced 3 years in prison. prince s foundation re-branded , re-launched later in 2010 college of medicine.








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