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This article defines medical errors and medical responsibility from a Brazilian perspective.

This article calls attention to the risks of medical liability and the unethical use of defensive medicine.

The authors propose some procedures and attitudes to avoid medical errors like the use of technology at the bedside and computer-based protocols.

The authors state that a good and ethical medical practice can avoid medical liability.

Homeopathy employs the principle of therapeutic similitude as a method of treatment.

Primary action of drugs is followed by secondary and opposite reaction of the organism.

This secondary and opposite reaction of the organism is namely the rebound effect of drugs.

Homeopathy employs the rebound effect of drugs in a therapeutic way.

Dry syndrome can increase the risk of spontaneous abortion and preterm delivery.

Dry syndrome can increase the risk of low birth weight and birth defects.

Clinics should provide comprehensive prenatal counseling and testing for the patients.