▁is ▁a ▁British ▁char ity ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁by ▁John ▁E pp s ▁ ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁pseud os cience ▁home op ath y ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁its ▁training ▁and ▁research . ▁The ▁B HA ▁see ks ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁home op ath y ▁within ▁general ▁and ▁special ist ▁health care ▁and ▁provides ▁a ▁listing ▁of ▁home op ath ic ▁pract ition ers . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁B HA ▁co - sp ons ored ▁the ▁Mission ary ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁a ▁school ▁of ▁medicine ▁for ▁medical ▁mission aries . ▁The ▁char ity ▁also ▁campaign s ▁for ▁more ▁home op ath y ▁in ▁Britain ' s ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁( N HS ). ▁ ▁Home op ath y ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁alternative ▁medicine ▁in ▁which ▁qu ack ▁pract ition ers ▁claim ▁to ▁treat ▁patients ▁using ▁highly ▁dil uted ▁prepar ations ▁that ▁they ▁bas eless ly ▁claim ▁to ▁cause ▁health y ▁people ▁to ▁exhib it ▁sympt oms ▁that ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁exhib ited ▁by ▁the ▁patient . ▁ ▁The ▁B HA ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁mis re present ing ▁evidence ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁Of ▁Commons ▁Ev idence ▁Check ▁On ▁Home op ath y . ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Home op ath ic ▁Association ▁contains ▁many ▁examples ▁of ▁quote ▁min ing , ▁where ▁the ▁conclus ions ▁of ▁scientific ▁papers ▁were ▁select ively ▁quoted ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁appear ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁effic acy ▁of ▁home op