JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. OF HOMOEOPATHY
Vol 89, No.1, Spring 96
925 E 17th Avenue, Denver, CO 80218, USA.

La Medica is a new medical news letter published from Delhi and edited by Dr. Vijay Bhushan. This issue is sponsored by Dr. Wellmans Homoeopathic Lab which has become the first Homoeopathic concern to go public.

Since the very beginning Sugar of milk is being used as a vehicle to dispense Homoeopathic medicines. Dr. Vijay Bhusan raises the question Is lactose safe? Recent studies have shown that lactose and its finished products like biochemic tablets are heavily loaded with bacteria like E Coli and Salmonella. In a significant move, Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory has laid down microbiological standard for lactose and its preparations. The editor examines the need behind this decision.

Various sections like Spot the diagnosis; Check-ups (various investigative procedures); Think Tank (a column to brush up old and forgotten things); Vox populi (public reactions to controversial topics); Homoeonomics (contains news, reports and other topics related to the economic or business aspect of Homoeopathy give colour to the issue.

Educative article on Osteogenesis imperfecta and Auto-immune Thyroiditis are carried in detail. Dr. Kamal Kansal jots down the details of Acne describing Psorinum as the key medicine.

I wish La Medica all success as it joins the band wagon of Homoeopathic News-letters, in the titanic field of Homoeopathy.