Wednesday, August 4, 2010

What's the Harm: Homeopathy

Homeopathy, grounded in the belief that water has a memory, just doesn't work. Rational skeptics anger and inflame proponents of homeopathic because we demand evidence of effectiveness. Evidence, according to a concordance of studies, that just doesn't exist.



1. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2002 December; 54(6): 577582.
A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy
E Ernst

2. Lancet. 1997 Sep 20;350(9081):834-43.
Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials.
Linde K, Clausius N, Ramirez G, Melchart D, Eitel F, Hedges LV, Jonas WB.

3. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2006 December; 62(6): 645646.
Homoeopathy: the effective promotion of ineffective remedies?

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