Vaccination and Homeoprophylaxis?

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Changed substantially from previous versions both in style and in content, the aim has been to make it a more valuable and readable reference for parents in particular, but also for natural medicine practitioners

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Author

Isaac Golden

Isaac Golden PhD(MA), D.Hom, ND, B.Ec(Hon), is the homeopathic coordinator for the Melbourne college of Natural Medicine and a practicing homeopath with his own private practices in Daylesford and Melbourne.

He has been President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Homeopathic Association, Australia's largest Association of professional homeopaths, from 1992 - 1998.

Isaac Golden has written a number of other publications and correspondence courses and is Director of the Australasian College of Hahnemannian Homeopathy, which offers an accredited professional course in homeopathy, as well as introductory and intermediate courses.

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Contents

Preface to the 6th Edition -- i
Style Notes -- v
Acknowledgements -- vi
Index of Tables -- xi
Index of Figures -- xiii
Definitions -- xiv
Some Thoughts -- xvi

PART 1: GENERAL DISCUSSION

QUESTION 1:
Should we attempt to prevent infectious diseases?
The characteristics of common infectious diseases -- 2
— Chicken Pox (Varicella-Zoster) -- 6
— Cholera -- 7
— Diphtheria -- 8
— Haemophilis influenzae type b (Hib) -- 9
— Hepatitis A -- 11
— Hepatitis B -- 12
— Hepatitis C -- 14
— Influenza -- 15
— Japanese encephalitis -- 16
— Measles -- 17
— Meningococcal, disease -- 18
— Mumps -- 20
— Pertussis (Whooping Cough) -- 21
— Pneumococcal disease -- 24
— Rubella -- 27
— Tetanus -- 28
— Tuberculosis -- 30
— Typhoid-- 31
The hygiene hypothesis in orthodox and complementary medicine -- 32
— Some implications of the hygiene hypothesis -- 33
Options -- 34

QUESTION 2:
What is the best approach to infectious disease
prevention - general and/or specific?
General methods to prevent specific diseases -- 35
— Nutrition and the immune system -- 36
— Nutritional deficiencies associated with immune deficiency – 36
— Sources of nutrients for the immune system -- 37
— Other factors that can affect immune response -- 38
— Conclusions for general immunity -- 39
Specific methods to prevent infectious diseases -- 40
General vs. Specific methods to prevent specific diseases -- 40

PART 2: SPECIFIC METHODS OF DISEASE PREVENTION -- 41

QUESTION 3:
What are the risks and benefits of the vaccination option?
— Basic arguments for routine vaccination -- 42
— Problems associated with routine vaccination - summary -- 44
— The historical use of vaccination -- 48
— The general effectiveness of vaccines -- 51
— — Actual disease trends - a diagrammatic summary -- 51
— — Clinical trials and other measures of vaccine effectiveness -- 62
General safety of vaccines -- 65
— Routine vaccination - a summary of risks -- 65
— The general risks of routine vaccination -- 65
— Vaccination and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDs) -- 73
Why vaccines cause damage--– 73
— The link between vaccination and chronic diseases -- 75
Conclusions to Section 3.5 -- 77
Appendix 1 to Section 3.5: Vaccination and Breathing Apnea -- 78
Appendix 2 to Section 3.5: Pre-vaccination checklist -- 81
Appendix 3 to Section 3.5: Reporting of adverse events following vaccination -- 82
Appendix 4 to Section 3.5: Thiomersal and autism -- 84

Specific vaccines examined -- 85
— Chicken Pox (Varicella) vaccination -- 86
— Diphtheria vaccination -- 88
— Haemophilis influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination -- 90
— Hepatitis A vaccination -- 93
— Hepatitis B vaccination -- 94
— Hepatitis C vaccination -- 96
— Influenza vaccination -- 96
— Japanese Encephalitis vaccination -- 98
— Measles vaccination -- 98
— Meningococcal Disease vaccination -- 102
— Mumps vaccination -- 104
— Pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccination -- 105
— Pneumococcal Disease vaccination -- 114
— Poliomyelitis vaccination -- 116
— Rubella vaccination -- 122
— Tetanus vaccination --124
— Tuberculosis vaccination -- 126
— Typhoid vaccination -- 126
— Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccination -- 127
— Smallpox vaccination -- 131
A summary of the risks and benefits of vaccination -- 133

QUESTION 4:
What are the risks and benefits
of the homeoprophylaxis option?
A history and explanation of homeoprophylaxis. -- 136
— A brief history of homoeopathy -- 136
— Historical references to homeoprophylaxis -- 138
— How homeoprophylaxis works -- 142
— Some relevant facts concerning homeoprophylaxis -- 144
— Questions commonly asked about homeoprophylaxis -- 146
- An outline of available research into homeoprophylaxis -- 148
— A specific homoeopathic preventative program -- 151
— The general effectiveness of homeoprophylaxis. -- 157
— The general safety of homeoprophylaxis -- l64
A comparison of different HP programs -- 180
The use of HP by Australian homoeopaths -- 182
Suggested homoeopathic prophylactics for overseas travel -- 184
A response to the homoeopathic skeptics -- 186
— Criticisms by medical homeopaths -- 186
— The Neustaedter claims -- 187
— David Little's criticisms -- 188
— Types of homoeopaths -- 190
— Conclusions. -- 191
Conclusions regarding the homoeopathic option -- 192

PART 3: CONCLUSIONS -- 193

QUESTION 5:
What are the comparative risks and benefits
of the disease prevention options?
— The comparative effectiveness of vaccination and homeoprophylaxis -- 194
— The comparative safety of vaccination and homeoprophylaxis -- 196
— A general summary of comparative risks and benefits -- 196

QUESTION 6:
Which option is best for my child? -- 97

CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- 199

APPENDICES -- 202
Vaccination, school entry, and conscientious objections -- 203
Vaccine damage register -- 206
Examples of change in vaccine law -- 207
— The Japanese Experience -- 207
The treatment of vaccine damaged children -- 209
— Reported criticisms of the homoeopathic method -- 211
— Introduction -- 211
— NH&MRC criticism -- 211
— — Choice Magazine -- 212
— The medical faculties of homeopathy quotes -- 213
— — The Roden paper -- 215
— Whooping cough in the North Coast of NSW -- 216
— A Current Affair -- 218
— — MJA review of the homoeopathic alternative -- 218
— The Australian Skeptics -- 219
— Conclusions -- 220

Special Topics -- 220
Economics of health care. -- 220
— Vaccination in third world countries -- 221
— My experience with the health establishment -- 223
The earlier homeoprophylaxis programs, 1986, 1991, and 199 -- 231
— The 1993 long-term HP program -- 232
— The original 1986 program -- 234
Parents' support groups-- 235
Selected list of available reference material -- 237
— Books -- 23 7
— Journals -- 23 7
— Other resources by Dr Isaac Golden -- 238
A Word About God -- 241

REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 243

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