Homeopathy kills

[Note: This post may upset some people. It damn sure upset me. If you are easily upset by pediatric medical stories that do not end well, then you might want to skip reading this. The title alone may be all you need to know.] Homeopathy is the antiscientific belief that infinitely diluted medicine in water can cure various ailments. It's perhaps the most ridiculous of all "alternative" medicines, since it clearlycannot work, does not work, and has been tested repeatedly and shown to be useless. And for those who ask, "what's the harm?", you may direct your question to Thomas Sam and his wife Manju Sam, whose nine-month-old daughter died because of their homeopathic beliefs. The infant girl, Gloria Thomas, died of complications due to eczema. Eczema. This is an easily-treatable skin condition (the treatments don't cure eczema but do manage it), but that treatment was withheld from the baby ...