Links to scientific studies of homeopathy

From: David Lubkin (lubkin@unreasonable.com)
Date: Wed Aug 04 1999 - 18:32:39 MDT

Here are a few pointers to scientific examination of homeopathy.

>From http://www.homeopathic.org/meta.htm :

K. Linde, N. Clausius, G. Ramirez, et al.,
  "Are the Clinical Effects of Homeopathy Placebo Effects? A
  Meta-analysis of Placebo-Controlled Trials" Lancet,
  September 20, 1997, 350:834-843.
 
  This state of the art meta analysis reviewed 186 studies,
  89 of which fit pre-defined criteria. Rather than count and
  compare the number of trials which show efficacy of treatment,
  the researchers pooled the data from the various studies to
  assess data. The results showed that patients taking
  homeopathic medicines were 2.45 times more likely to experience
  a positive therapeutic effect than placebo.

J. Kleijnen, P. Knipschild, G. ter Riet,
  "Clinical Trials of Homeopathy" British Medical Journal,
  February 9, 1991, 302:316-323.
 
  This is the most widely cited meta-analysis of clinical research
  prior to 1991. This meta-analysis reviewed 107 studies of
  homeopathic medicines, 81 of which (or 77%) showed positive effect.
  Of the best 22 studies, 15 showed efficacy. The researchers
  concluded: "The evidence presented in this review would probably
  be sufficient for establishing homeopathy as a regular treatment
  for certain indications." Further, "The amount of positive
  evidence even among the best studies came as a surprise to us."

On the net:

The National Center for Homeopathy
  http://www.homeopathic.org/research.html

Scientific Evidence for Homeopathic Medicine
  http://www.ihr.com/homeopat/research.html

HOMOEOPATHY: HOW DOES IT WORK?
  http://www.ozemail.com.au/~daood/paulc.htm

Scientific Explanation of Homoeopathy and More
  http://www.homoeopathyclinic.com/homoeo/sci_sharma.html

Beyond Substance
  http://www.normanallan.com/papers/bs.html

Research in Homoeopathy
  http://ra.stsci.edu/bps/studies_homeopathy.html

-- David Lubkin.

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