Here's where Edzard Ernst spoke: http://www.apsa-online.org/
This is the quote attributed to him:
He said the plethora of misinformation about homeopathy -- which treats "like with like" through the dilution of elements -- had contributed to deaths, likely including that of Jobs, who died from pancreatic cancer in October.
Fran is correct about media spin, since the word "likely" is being omitted as this propagates around the web.
Unfortunately much of the negativity isn't just from media news but from bloggers, skeptics and others who see the story headlines and write based on that.
Edzard Ernst still has clout as a recognized "expert" and may be sought after just as Nixon was after Watergate and Clinton after Lewinski.
Google or input to any search engine, "Steve Jobs Homeopathy" to see the damage already being wrought in a few short days.
77,000 results include:
Steve Jobs lost the battle to homeopathy
http://thinkbda.com/blog/what-do-the-ipad-and-homeopathy-have-in-common/
http://www.danbuzzard.net/journal/homeopathy-killed-steve-jobs.html
"Steve Jobs Homoepathy" returns 681,000 links.
https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=f&oq=steve+jobs+homeopathy&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4RNRN_enUS435US436&q=steve+jobs+homeopathy&gs_upl=0l0l1l3459780lllllllllll0#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&rlz=1T4RNRN_enUS435US436&source=hp&q=steve+jobs+homoeopathy&pbx=1&oq=steve+jobs+homoeopathy&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3895l3895l1l4182l1l1l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=890a274ff6b690bf&biw=1441&bih=587
This is vastly more damaging than the usual homeopathy is quackery article because of the significance of who is involved and the speed this has taken off.
The reason I posted this here is Google searches include this website, and now these URLs are on the first page of "Steve Jobs Homeopathy" and "Steve Jobs Homoeopathy" search.
For those posting here through the Homeopathy Mailing List, all posts are simultaneously posted on http://otherhealth.com/ and searched by Google.
Please use the following URL of this discussion to post a response to any blog or article promulgating this falsehood.
No need to get involved in endless arguments just copy/paste and post the link:
I hereby call on Dana Ullman, who already has written on these issues for The Huffington Post, a widely read top website, to contact Walter Isaacson, Jobs' biographer, and as a peer, to ascertain what if any homeopathic methods may have been used and hopefully issue an explanation that would absolve solely homeopathy. It is more likely Dana can elicit a response. Then post a proper rebuttal to the notion that homeopathy killed Steve Jobs in The Huffington Post. This would be more influential and long lasting than responding in Twitter to every quackbuster currently tweeting Dana.
Lastly, for those who don't feel like anything can be done to fight this tsunami, by just posting a response here, even to say I agree in support, helps boost this URL in the Google search results, keeping it on top! Currently, we are the only voice in the search results to question this allegation. Let's make sure we're the loudest!
Susan
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