Homeopathic medicine is useless against malaria

Thousands of British travelers put their lives at risk by ignoring Government health warnings

Travel Insurance News - 14/07/2006

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A recent investigation that was carried out with the charity Sense about Science and the BBC's Newsnight has revealed worrying evidence that British holiday makers are turning to homeopathic medicine to prevent them contracting malaria. The study showed that many people are worried about the possible side effects of the traditional drugs used to protect travelers in malaria hot spots. However, many doctors believe they are putting their health if not their lives at risk, despite the advice given by the Government which says that homeopathic remedies do not offer any real protection against malaria and are in fact, no better in offering protection than dummy pills used in clinical trials. The potions are said to contain tree bark, rotting vegetation and swamp water mixed in with mosquito larvae and eggs! Malaria kills millions of people worldwide and the survey found that many travelers have been told that they need not worry about taking traditional medicine. Last year 1754 people from Britain caught malaria and 11 of those died.

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