Swine flu vaccine fears allayed

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28th October 2009

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HOMEOPATHIC HELP FOR SWINE FLU JAB FEARS 

Homeopathic help could be on the way for thousands of people worried about the swine ‘flu jab. 

A new naturally-produced remedy, which can be taken by mouth and doesn’t need to be injected has just gone on sale. 

It could offer a viable alternative to parents and children who don’t want to have the conventional ‘flu jab. 

The Italian-made vaccine is produced homoeopathically from seasonal flu strains released by the World Health Organisation using the swine ‘flu antigen – or deactivated virus. 

The vaccine is being imported by the Nottingham company, In Vivo Health Ltd., which specialises in alternative treatments. 

It is run by Russian-born consultant, Alla Cranham, who says the homeopathic treatment is effective in the both the prevention and the cure of swine ‘flu. 

The vaccine can be taken by mouth as a liquid for prevention purpose and lactose/sucrose granules remedy for cure. 

She says: “Unlike the conventional vaccine – this remedy does not contain any particles of the dead virus.  

“Instead, it is it carries an “imprint” of the virus and of the antibody to swine flu virus, which our body can recognise and respond to in exactly the same way as it would to a sample of the actual virus. 

“The serum is very diluted – but this doesn’t change its effectiveness. Like all homeopathic remedies, it is very gentle and more easily absorbed by the body. 

“It makes it ideal for children and other people worried about any possible after-effects from the ‘flu jab.” 

Lana Kafkoulas, from Belper in Derbyshire gave the remedy to her eight-year-old daughter, Xenia, after she became ill with ‘flu. She says the symptoms disappeared and she believes her daughter will be protected from any further infections for the rest of the winter. 

Mrs Kafkoulas said: “My daughter was certainly coming down with ‘flu and all her friends at schools were suffering too. I can’t say for certain whether she had swine ‘flu - but whatever strain it was, it cleared up rapidly and there has been no re-infection. 

Allan Cranham said: “There will be those who say that homeopathic remedies are ineffective – but there is firm evidence gathered over the centuries that natural remedies do work. 

“Patients are now being offered a choice of treatment for swine ‘flu. The homeopathic remedy is readily available and may be a very welcome alternative for many people.”  

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Note to editors: Alla Cranham studied pharmaceutical chemistry in her native Russia and has since completed a Master’s Degree in biomolecular sciences from Nottingham University. 

She also studied at the Academy of Homotoxicology and Bioregulatory Medicine. 

She is a fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a member of the Biochemical Society and a lecturer at the Biomedic Foundation in London. 
 

Contact: Alla Cranham, MSc ABMT, DHTox,

Registered Homotoxicologist 

Mercury House, Northgate, Nottingham NG7 7FN 

Tel +44(0) 845 450 7316     Mob +44(0) 77361 47458    Fax +44(0) 115 9163109

http://www.in-vivo-health.co.uk 
 
 

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Comments (8)

Nov 04, 2009
William Satire said...
I love the way they say "she believes", and "I can’t say for certain whether she had swine ‘flu" - brilliant!
Nov 04, 2009
tonythegeek said...
That's insane. People could easily die due to this nuttiness.
Nov 04, 2009
mclduk said...
Yeah unfortunately it's not very funny: it's clear that this piece of PR hits the right buttons story-wise, despite the obvious flaws in whether this or any such remedy actually works. One small child in Belper doesn't consitute evidence but it does constitute a story. How to make the opposing case newsfriendly?
Nov 04, 2009
Dr Foster (Gloucs, UK) said...
Oh, bugger me sideways. Do people really believe this tosh?

Campaign to get health care pros to take up vaccine where I work continues. It seems the trend now is to have two days off with "side effects" after the jab... But one week on and I'm still alive!

Nov 04, 2009
Dr hj said...
Had anyone checked with Nottingham as to what masters degree this nutter has?
Nov 05, 2009
lordmauve said...
Don't homeopaths stick to wishy-washiness? This makes some very specific (false) claims. Contact the ASA!
Nov 05, 2009
DC said...
The efficacy for the swine flu jab preventing an illness is equal to the efficacy of this horse shit watered down diluted idiocy. At least this homeopathic crap is cheaper and likely safer than the jab. The regular flu shot still after decades of wide spread use still has no proof of mortality benefit (http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,637119-2,00.html); why any clinician would think the swine flu jab given this late in an outbreak will decrease disease burden is beyond me. When the central governments of the world and the WHO declare a self limited viral infection a "pandemic" and BILLIONS are spent on ineffective antivirals and untested vaccines to control the outbreak after its peak no one is disgusted, but if someone douche bag tries to make money off the frenzy with snake oil..... Save your outrage for the big criminals and stop supporting the system.
Nov 09, 2009
framingthedot said...
Could Ben or someone else let me know if there was an established PR agency involved in the distribution of the press release. I am collecting such evidence/case studies for my own research. Looks like it was written by the firm in nottm itself, but would be very interested if some PR professionals were involved on this.

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