Homeopathy is considered quackery — except when a major drug company patents a homeopathic product
If you want to make a doctor quack like a duck, just say the word “homeopathy.” Most conventional docs will immediately utter a loud “Quack!”
But if one of the Big Pharma giants gets into the homeopathy game, all that quacking might suddenly go quiet.
Homeopathy is controversial. Very small traces of active substances prompt a healing response in the body. So their benefit would seem to defy logic. But the basic idea of this medical system — that “like treats like” — is effective in treating some health issues.
Enter Merck…
This major player is currently working on a “like treats like” grass allergy drug. The active chemical is a ragweed-allergen that causes sneezing, runny nose, etc.
A Merck spokesman told Reuters that the drug addresses “the underlying cause of allergy attacks.” You know — as opposed to allergy drugs that treat the symptoms.
Wait… Treat the CAUSE rather than the SYMPTOMS?
Huh! Just imagine if a quack idea like that actually started to catch on.
