Study: Homeopathy Drugs Don't Work
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Original page: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Study: Homeopathy Drugs Don't Work Homeopathic Remedies No Better Than Sugar Pills? By Daniel DeNoon Aug. 25, 2005 -- The widely touted benefits of homeopathic drugs are merely Clinical trials almost always show that patients given inactive sugar Clinical trials of homeopathic remedies sometimes show that these treatments Matthias Egger, MD, director of the department of social and preventive But larger, more careful studies have fewer biases, Egger says. And these "The effect of homeopathy disappears if you look only at large, good trials; Egger and colleagues report their findings in the Aug. 27 issue of The What is Homeopathy ? Homeopathy is based on what its practitioners call the law of similars. The However, homeopathic medicines use only a very, very tiny amount of any Homeopathic Doctors Cry Foul Clinical trials may be biased, but not more than the Egger study, says "It is a flawed study. It starts out with a bias that the authors clearly What really irks Frye and other doctors of homeopathy, however, is that "We are trying to treat the individual rather than the disease," Frye says. For example, Frye says, homeopathy expert and University of Arizona "Homeopathy is not one medicine for one disease, but medicine that matches Where's the Medicine? Where's the Medicine? The thing about homeopathy that drives most scientists to distraction is the The idea, according to material scientist Rustum Roy, PhD, of Penn State "It is a fact that the structure of water and therefore the informational But other researchers find such arguments absurd. In an editorial accompanying the Egger study, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, MD, PhD, "I do not know what it is about the dilution theory that attracts people to What Doctors Can Learn From Homeopathy Given his study, it is surprising to learn that Eggers thinks people get a "Homeopathy is difficult to reconcile with basic scientific principles," Eggers explains that his study casts serious doubt on whether homeopathic But there's more to homeopathy than drugs, he says. "Perhaps the positive effect is due to the wider experience of meeting The advantage homeopathy and other alternative therapies have over "Even if people give you the wrong explanation about what you seek treatment If the context of homeopathy works -- but not homeopathic medicine -- then On the other hand, just buying homeopathic remedies at your local drug "My message to patients is clear and simple," Vandenbroucke says. "As a drug Frye, too, has advice for patients. She speaks as a patient as well as a "Homeopathy it is worth exploring to see if it can help, regardless of what --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- SOURCES: Shang, A. The Lancet, Aug. 27, 2005; vol 366: pp 726-732. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- © 2005 WebMD Inc. All rights reserved. begin 666 109771.htm%3Fprinting%3Dtrue&ot=A&oi=386&s=1024x768&c=16&j=1.3&v=Y&k=Y&bw=1 024&bh=554&ct=lan&hp=N&[AQE]
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I coulda told them that! I finally had to switch doctors because while he - Original page: - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- - Study: Homeopathy Drugs Don't Work - Homeopathic Remedies No Better Than Sugar Pills? - By Daniel DeNoon - Aug. 25, 2005 -- The widely touted benefits of homeopathic drugs are - Clinical trials almost always show that patients given inactive sugar - Clinical trials of homeopathic remedies sometimes show that these - Matthias Egger, MD, director of the department of social and preventive - But larger, more careful studies have fewer biases, Egger says. And these - "The effect of homeopathy disappears if you look only at large, good - Egger and colleagues report their findings in the Aug. 27 issue of The - What is Homeopathy ? - Homeopathy is based on what its practitioners call the law of similars. - However, homeopathic medicines use only a very, very tiny amount of any - Homeopathic Doctors Cry Foul - Clinical trials may be biased, but not more than the Egger study, says - "It is a flawed study. It starts out with a bias that the authors clearly - What really irks Frye and other doctors of homeopathy, however, is that - "We are trying to treat the individual rather than the disease," Frye - For example, Frye says, homeopathy expert and University of Arizona - "Homeopathy is not one medicine for one disease, but medicine that matches - Where's the Medicine? - Where's the Medicine? - The thing about homeopathy that drives most scientists to distraction is - The idea, according to material scientist Rustum Roy, PhD, of Penn State - "It is a fact that the structure of water and therefore the informational - But other researchers find such arguments absurd. - In an editorial accompanying the Egger study, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, MD, - "I do not know what it is about the dilution theory that attracts people - What Doctors Can Learn From Homeopathy - Given his study, it is surprising to learn that Eggers thinks people get a - "Homeopathy is difficult to reconcile with basic scientific principles," - Eggers explains that his study casts serious doubt on whether homeopathic - But there's more to homeopathy than drugs, he says. - "Perhaps the positive effect is due to the wider experience of meeting - The advantage homeopathy and other alternative therapies have over - "Even if people give you the wrong explanation about what you seek - If the context of homeopathy works -- but not homeopathic medicine -- then - On the other hand, just buying homeopathic remedies at your local drug - "My message to patients is clear and simple," Vandenbroucke says. "As a - Frye, too, has advice for patients. She speaks as a patient as well as a - "Homeopathy it is worth exploring to see if it can help, regardless of - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- - SOURCES: Shang, A. The Lancet, Aug. 27, 2005; vol 366: pp 726-732. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- - © 2005 WebMD Inc. All rights reserved.
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Hey I didn't write ,I just posted it. "Kristy" <Wembe@noneayobiz.com- wrote in news - I coulda told them that! I finally had to switch doctors because -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- -- Study: Homeopathy Drugs Don't Work -- Homeopathic Remedies No Better Than Sugar Pills? -- By Daniel DeNoon -- Aug. 25, 2005 -- The widely touted benefits of homeopathic drugs are -- Clinical trials almost always show that patients given inactive sugar -- Clinical trials of homeopathic remedies sometimes show that these -- Matthias Egger, MD, director of the department of social and -- "The effect of homeopathy disappears if you look only at large, good -- Egger and colleagues report their findings in the Aug. 27 issue of -- What is Homeopathy ? -- Homeopathy is based on what its practitioners call the law of -- However, homeopathic medicines use only a very, very tiny amount of -- Homeopathic Doctors Cry Foul -- Clinical trials may be biased, but not more than the Egger study, -- "It is a flawed study. It starts out with a bias that the authors -- For example, Frye says, homeopathy expert and University of Arizona -- "Homeopathy is not one medicine for one disease, but medicine that -- Where's the Medicine? -- Where's the Medicine? -- The thing about homeopathy that drives most scientists to -- "It is a fact that the structure of water and therefore the -- But other researchers find such arguments absurd. -- In an editorial accompanying the Egger study, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, -- What Doctors Can Learn From Homeopathy -- Given his study, it is surprising to learn that Eggers thinks people -- "Homeopathy is difficult to reconcile with basic scientific -- Eggers explains that his study casts serious doubt on whether -- But there's more to homeopathy than drugs, he says. -- "Perhaps the positive effect is due to the wider experience of -- The advantage homeopathy and other alternative therapies have over -- If the context of homeopathy works -- but not homeopathic medicine -- On the other hand, just buying homeopathic remedies at your local -- Frye, too, has advice for patients. She speaks as a patient as well -- "Homeopathy it is worth exploring to see if it can help, regardless -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- -- SOURCES: Shang, A. The Lancet, Aug. 27, 2005; vol 366: pp 726-732. -- © 2005 WebMD Inc. All rights reserved.
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