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A Case for Tarentula hispanica

by Dr Angela Jones

GP and homeopath, Dr Angela Jones, looks closely here at the case of one of her patients whose serious mental condition was finally brought under control by the medicine, Tarentula...

A Case of a Stubborn Anal Fissure

by Dr Neil Slade

This column focuses on homeopathic treatment for a 30-something woman plagued by an anal fissure for some years who, despite undergoing surgery twice for her condition, was still e...

A Case of Angelman's Syndrome

by Dr Neil Slade

This column presents a case summary of a baby with Angelman’s Syndrome. As the condition is not widely known, the author explains what it is and how the baby was diagnosed with it....

A Case of Bloody Diarrhoea Responds to Homoeopathy

by Dr Angela Jones

Adam was in dire straits when he came to see me. He had been suffering from diarrhoea for nine months and was getting nowhere with conventional therapy.

A Case of Complete Exhaustion

by Dr Angela Jones

As a general practitioner, I frequently have patients whose chief complaint is that they are tired all the time. As you can perhaps imagine, it is a symptom to strike horror into t...

A Case of Copious, Foul, Spluttering Diarrhoea

by Dr Neil Slade

This article is a detailed explanation of homeopathic remedies chosen for the treatment first of diarrhoea in an eighteen-month-old boy, and subsequently for the same in his mother...

A Case of Homeopathy and Terrifying Dreams

by Dr Neil Slade

This describes the case of ‘Andrew’, a practical person with a satisfying personal life and rewarding job which he enjoyed. He came for a consultation about terrifying nightmares...

A Case of Remedy Relationships

by Dr Neil Slade

Leon was a five year old boy brought into clinic by his mother. For just over a year he had been suffering from recurrent bacterial conjunctivitis.

A Case of Treating a Foetus

by Dr Neil Slade

The author presents the case of a pregnant client diagnosed to be carrying a foetus with lung problems – specifically Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation.

A GP Homoeopath's View Regarding Research

by Dr Angela Jones

This short article argues the case for research in homeopathy to ensure its survival as a therapy. The author, herself a GP homeopath, realises that colleagues, as well as the pati...

A Mercurial Cure for Colitis

by Dr Angela Jones

Joan had suffered from ulcerative colitis for sixteen years when she came to see me. This particularly nasty bowel disease causes heavily blood-laden diarrhoea and can necessitate ...

A Subtle Cuttlefish Case

by Dr Angela Jones

The name Eira means "snow" in Welsh. The brunette in front of me in my consulting room explained that she had had white hair as a baby, hence the appellation, which had subsequentl...

A Tricky Case of Eczema - or 'If at First You Don't Succeed...'

by Dr Angela Jones

The little boy developed eczema at the age of six months, initially inside the elbow and quickly spreading down to the wrists, onto the legs, and onto the face and behind the ear...

Addictions and Homeopathy

by June Sayer

The Little Oxford Dictionary defines the word addicted as being given over habitually to (drug etc), devoted to.

Ailments from Grief

by Dr Angela Jones

One of the great strengths of homeopathy as a therapeutic tool is that it is ideally suited to the treatment of problems which cannot be given a medical diagnosis. The phrase "I ...

An Unusual Case

by Dr Angela Jones

This case, though not stunningly exciting, is none the less an important demonstration of how homeopathic treatment sometimes has to progress. One cannot always find THE REMEDY str...

Another Case of Depression

by Dr Angela Jones

It is interesting to ponder on the statistics regarding depressive illness. 20 to 30% of the population are thought to suffer from symptoms of depression in the course of one year....

Another Childhood Eczema Case

by Dr Angela Jones

Childhood eczema is an aggravating skin condition involving itching, bleeding and scratching, which is usually only controlled rather than cured with conventional treatments such a...

Another Headache Solved by Homeopathy

by Dr Angela Jones

Darren has migraine – or at least, he had migraines for the last five years. It had the typical features of associated nausea and dislike of the light, but no visual symptoms. Some...

Aurum and Despair

by Dr Angela Jones

In her Case Study this month Dr Jones looks at several different issues in the case of a woman who had had serious surgery in the past and had got through it relatively easily. She...