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by Nano2rad 3493 days ago
Homeopathy does work. Its mechanism is not understood, but it works. It may not cure cancer, but it does work for less severe illnesses. Its working is not placebo effect. People say it works by placebo effect, but without proof, most probably just a guess. So the US gov order is wrong.
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pat2man 3493 days ago
Any evidence to back this claim up? From what I can tell the answer is no...

http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6860/has-most-pe...

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Nano2rad 3493 days ago
In modern medicine, the treatment is for disease; in homeopathy the treatment is for symptoms and conditions. That means one drug treats one disease cannot be basis of the trial. so they may not have been compared well in the previous studies. Double blinded study also will be difficult because the practitioner has to see the patient. So when considering studies, have to consider these. The mode of action explained by homeopaths may be wrong, so could say it is unscientific. This story is on the results and measuring it and results can be measured scientifically.

If it is placebo effect, it will not be effective for multiple times at multiple times in same person, could say there is personal bias. There are many conditions like cold, migraine which have no definite treatment in modern mainstream medicine, so there is no harm in experimenting homeopathy when having these conditions. I believe it is better to get a diagnosis from regular doctor first and then use homeopathy.

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Oletros 3485 days ago
So, curiously, no scientific test is adequate for homeopathy. How convenient.

But reality is that it doesn't work, it is just a big fraud

When you have any actual proof and no the same "Belieeeve!!!" call us

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collyw 3493 days ago
http://www.bmj.com/content/321/7259/471 not conclusive evidence by a long way, but still.
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fishtoaster 3493 days ago
Do you have any reputable studies to support that claim? There's a significant body of pretty robust studies showing the exact opposite of your claim, so I'd be very interested to see compelling evidence otherwise.
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_mhr_ 3493 days ago
It works according to what proof? Do you know of a scientific article that compared homeopathy against a control placebo that showed homeopathy outperforming the placebo?
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1337biz 3493 days ago
That is the core problem, ie in how far is personal health is measurable. For example my parents go to a MD who uses quite a lot homepathic approaches. They are going there every other week and he uses in my opinion a mixture between psycho theraphy, wonder waters and if it is serious some real medicine. I think it is a great comnination as it gives them stability and the feeling of having someone really supporting them with their health. If I were older I would do the same - if you go to the doctor only if you have some urgent issue it might be already to late. This ongoing process makes you very aware of changes in your health/body.
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M2Ys4U 3493 days ago
There hasn't been a single reputable study that shows that homoeopathy is more effective at treating anything than placebo.
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threatofrain 3493 days ago
Excellently executed, single reputable studies are also wrong for layman or broad journalistic discussion. What scientific outsiders need is a narrative about the current state of scientific discussion -- and that involves a <body> of reputable literature.
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seattle_spring 3493 days ago
Do you have any proof or statistics to back up this claim?
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paublyrne 3493 days ago
It is pseudoscience.
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threatofrain 3493 days ago
What is the origin of your belief?
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