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1. Homeopathic remedies are considered safe since they are so highly diluted; most are available without a prescription.

2. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't limit the percentage of alcohol in homeopathic remedies. Although, given the usual doses of three to five drops at a time, very little alcohol is actually consumed.

3. Homeopathy, already popular in many European countries, is gaining stature in the United States; at least 2.5 million people annually seek out some sort of homeopathic care.

4. The FDA regulates the manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines. The Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States was written into federal law in 1938.

5. Traditionally, only one homeopathic medicine is used at a time, although combination remedies are commonly found in health food and other stores that sell the remedies over the counter.

6. Homeopathic practitioners often have health care training, such as a degree in dentistry, medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic or naturopathic medicine.

7. Naturopathic physicians, unlike most other licensed health care professionals, receive formal homeopathy training as part of their standard medical school curriculum.

8. The law of similars, a basic tenet of homeopathy, states illness can be cured by a substance that creates symptoms in a healthy person similar to those the patient is experiencing.

9. Homeopaths tailor their treatments to the patient; two people with the same condition may not receive the same remedy. Environmental factors, diet and health history all determine what type of remedy you receive.