Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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Homeopathy endangered (now I)





In early 2007, supporters of homeopathy launched a petition which headed this way:


was scary, right? According to these people (and I quote verbatim from the copy held here )


If no changes in the draft, the consequences may be:
- disappear all injectable ampoules,
- Will all the oral medications with more than one component if any component is a power of less than D4.
- Will all the preparations in D4 or less power.
- disappear all routes of administration other than oral or external
- The homeopathic in danger, mentioned above, must undergo a similar record to that of chemical drugs allopathic, a technically feasible lgo (3).


But, alas, it was a false alarm. As we back then, the dread decree, regarding homeopathy, was an almost verbatim copy RD 2208/1994, which regulates the licensing and registration of "medicines" homeopathic for more than a decade.


A year later, in 2008, the multinational Sisters of Mercy homeopathic launched a new campaign under the slogan "Yes Homeopathy, which still alive in the network . I met her when I received an alarming email which asked me urgently my signature on, I quote, a law to end homeopathy, but his goal was far more prosaic: as said then Web
platform

Dear friend,
The Ministry of Health wants to publish Ministerial Order clearly a negative for homeopathy as it is demand exorbitant rates for homeopathic medicines, are denied the possibility of incorporating pharmaceutical innovations and, ultimately, does not take into account the specificity of these drugs.
If approved as currently drafted, this Order may result a drastic reduction drugs currently available in the market, thereby limiting treatment options for conditions treated with these drugs, since allergies to nervousness child dermatitis and even in palliative care, where homeopathy is used to reduce side effects of conventional medication and improve quality of life of patients.


And that is the crux of the matter, as we have at the time was precisely this, that the Ministerial Order was going to make homeopathic laboratories to pay registration fees. And we can not say they would be forced to pay them like any other pharmaceutical company because it was not the case: in reality the rate for the use of "medicines" homeopathic is rather smaller than expected for conventional. But go, need the money (another thing is that someone is able to determine how many peels , as we mentioned in the entry, with the numbers did homeopathic laboratories, of course, impossible), and if caring industries homeopathic NGOs could save, it's better to the pockets of its shareholders, of course.


Well time passed, the Registration Act was passed (by holding the special treatment for homeopathic products, which are general exemption from the obligation to demonstrate its effectiveness ), and the draft Ministerial Order stayed in a drawer in a hidden instead of the Ministry of Health, so that companies philanthropic homeopathic still enjoy impunity and would tax any society for themselves.

And in these results that now comes news that it can certainly pose a serious and real threat to homeopathy, and we have no campaign, or signatures, or whining to get an exemption from payment of fees, no nothing. Les

story. As this article says ,



The Council of Europe seeks to counterfeit medicines
The Council of Europe has agreed to the first international regulation sought by the manufacturing, distribution and sale of counterfeit drugs.

Okay, you say, but homeopathic products, even of a joke, for legal purposes are drugs and therefore " true ", right? Well, technically yes, but we'll leave that issue for another day. What concerns us now is just the next sentence. Which says that

also act if products are launched that they have not obtained proper authorization, but not harmful [emphasis added] .

De hecho, en el documento de trabajo del Comité de Ministros del Consejo de Europa se propone lo siguiente:


Article 8 – Similar crimes involving threats to public health
Each Party shall take the necessary legislative and other measures to establish as offences under its domestic law, when committed intentionally, in so far as such an activity is not covered by Articles 5, 6 and 7:
     a. the manufacturing, the keeping in stock for supply, importing, exporting, supplying, offering to supply or placing on the market of:
       i. Without medical products WHERE Such Authorisation Authorisation is required under the domestic law of the Party;

[ Article 8 - similar offenses involving a risk to public health
Each Member State shall take legislative and other measures to establish as criminal offenses under their domestic law, when committed intentionally, and as these activities are not covered by Articles 5, 6 and 7:
a) Manufacture, storage distribution import, export, distribution, supply distribution or placing on the market: i.
Medical products without authorization when such authorization is necessary under the law of the Member State.]


remember that Spain, as a member state would be required to adopt such legislative measures, probably modifying the existing Article 360 \u200b\u200bof the Penal Code to include as a crime to sell drugs and not without doing the paperwork prior, as is clear from the wording today, but without having obtained the mandatory pre-market approval.

So let's get back to homeopathy. As suspected at the time , and as they came to confirm the Director of the English Agency for Medicines and Health Products and even representatives of the industry own charitable homeopathic , not one of homeopathic products sold in Spain has been authorized as a medicinal . Not one.

So now you know: go collecting signatures, mounting campaigns against the evil Council Europe and others. Even as a last resort, require for the competent authority to resolve once on the files you have on the table since 1994, but resigned to this I assume that most are rejected for being outlawed products, or even having to face the hard sacrifice to pay taxes like anybody else. Whatever.

But do it quickly. For if it prosper, that they "sell like homeopathic medicines really have crime" may cease to be a rhetorical expression and happen to have literal meaning.


PS: Thanks for the warning, Manuel.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Phisohex Compared To Phisoderm

Holy Innocents: Father Angel

guess that more than one have had the feeling that this year the Holy Innocents arrived three weeks early after seeing this:


acquitted the defendant, whom for that respect the deletions call Angel M uñoz B artrina , is none other than the named Father Angel, a priest (or not, go figure) which has been more than two decades dedicated to transmitting messages that you receive personally from the Virgen del Remedio (good , and the Devil), to attract fans and, above all, a juicy receive donations, either in person or through the so-called "Board of Slavery of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "Which maybe find it familiar but is, according to legend, the boy spent time involved in the famous" occurrences of El Escorial "before deciding to start their own shed.

Sea as that is, a few years ago the families of two of the contributors to the fortune pious Father Angel decided sue him for committing various crimes of misappropriation and fraud. To those who soon were joined two other tax crimes, because what is not learn well finished Father Angel during the years of its formation is the convenience of having the accounts in order to finance to ensure complete impunity.

Because, really, as things are what the scam is not going anywhere. For a long nose that have thrown the thing and many unwary to those who have plucked the English legislation and case law is generally considered that such activities are not scam, but from any other point of view, these individuals are, no doubt a vulgar scammers. In fact, the judicial proceedings against Father Angel suffered a series of delays due to the competent magistrate refused to prosecute him for fraud, accepting only the two counts of tax fraud. The tenacity of the accusers and their lawyers also managed to finally will bring him to trial as a swindler, but the result, as we have seen, has only been successful for Father Angel.

As narrated in the Judgement,

By Maria Dolores ... it has been alleged that the accused and people in their immediate surroundings, using deceit and manipulations, convinced it's sister, now deceased, Jeanne-Marie ..., so that they hand over the floor of his property, situated in the street ... Valencia, simulating the donation through a purchase, since there was no consideration to the transmission. Moreover, it contends that it donated from various jewelry and paintings, and even signed a loan amounting to EUR 15,245.39 for the purchase of a Ford Mondeo, which is registered in the name of a member of the Board before referenced, and whose payment was made under it.

On the other prosecution, is saying the Judgement

By Pedro Juan ... it has been alleged that the accused and people in their immediate environment, through deception and psychological manipulation, caught the will of his mother Angeles ... and while he was young, from 1992 to 2003, and during that time period it came off of a sum of money not less than 36,000 euros in respect of payment of fees, delivery jewelry and cash contributions.

The trouble is that the Judgement itself closes both factual

saying There is no evidence that any of these acts were performed by devices ... moved by any deception or psychological manipulation, rather than looking like the place in full exercise of their freedom.

And, as stated by the Prosecutor during the act of the trial,

sentence for fraud do not ask because I understand that criminal law does not protect unwary

Or, as Javier Cavanilles appointment in this wonderful entry ,

healers, miracle workers and people who move in the esoteric world can not deceive a person of average education

Consequently, despite allegations that individuals maintained their conviction petition, the High Court ruling that

crimes of fraud or misappropriation against the accused have not been tested in any way because of the statements of witnesses appeared, excluding those who exercise the prosecution, does not follow that they were forced or manipulated to make deliveries psicológicamiente or grants for the accused or the organization of religious significance that has created around him. Rather, all witnesses testified that they made such transmissions willingly and heritage in order to assist in carrying out the charitable purposes that inspire the actions of the accused and of that religious organization. So little more can be said about the absence of the crimes of fraud and misappropriation that are subject to prosecution, because the acts of these devices have not been moved by deception. Even those who accuse particular title have been able to prove that their sister or mother acted mentally tricked or forced, because beyond his assertions do not see any testing done, unless used as a presumption against the accused, inadmissible in law.

So you see, Father Angel has followed in the steps that they say was his mentor, and is acquitted of the crimes of fraud and misappropriation.

As for tax crimes ... Well, the Court disregarded the initial statements of Father Angel, who claimed she had not submitted their declarations of Finance because he believed that a priest was free (yes, that's the nose level to which the individual arrives), but an expert report under which it is possible that the tax debt left to pay for each year is less than EUR 120,000, the limit beyond which fraud is a crime. And while the Court assumes no good figure, given that even the Treasury nor did his duties well and reached a final settlement has no other choice but to acquit the defendant under the principle of presumption of innocence.

Ultimately, that Father Angel did not have to move from their convent Picassent to another facility located in the same municipality . He is innocent. A holy innocent, come on.

And yes, it is anticipated that the Treasury continues its inquiries and finish rather than imposing a flood of economic sanctions. Sanctions that could even plunge definitely the pool bar, unless the Virgen del Remedio it, ahem, correct throwing a hand as it did at other times (it's the memorable film of the Virgin of the Father speaking through Angel to recommend to the faithful who buy lottery of the Board). Or, well, his other interlocutor, Satan.

But obviously, people will not see even a penny are cheated, or their families. With laws in hand, all you can do the victims of this type of deception (such as healers, diviners, spiritualists and other miscreants) is not to fall into the trap. Hopefully this story, like many other similar, will make many take warning, even from somebody else, before it is too late.


Note Bene: Los Angeles As there are many, and few parents Angel should clarify who is the guy in question. Here you have it a few years ago, in mystical ecstasy ...






... and here a few days in full ... well, full bench of the Provincial Court of Valencia:




The photos come from here and here respectively.