Homeopathic Products

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Homeopathic Products

• Principle of analogy or Law of Similars
• Small or infinitesimal doses (3X-30C)
• Avogadros number6x1023 23X
• Succussion and potentization (see
  http//www.boiron.com/en/htm/02_medi_homeo/prepa_m
  edi.htm)
• Ultra-high dilution effects
• Final product
• World Market
• USA

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Evidence??

• In vitro studies
• Animal studies
• Human studies
• Meta-analyses of human studies
• Implausibility, entrenched skeptics and
  overenthusiastic zealots

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In Vallance AK. J Alt Compl Med 1998449-76.
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Reilly et al. Lancet 19943441601-06 asthma
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Linde et al. Lancet. 1997 Sep 20350(9081)834-43
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Jacobs et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J.
200322229-34.
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Jacobs et al. J Alt Compl Med 20006131-139
n126 in Nepal
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Jacobs et al. Pediatr Infec Dis 200120177-183.
N75
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Jacobs et al. Pediatr Infec Dis 200120177-183.
N75
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Shang et al. Lancet 2005366726-732
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Shang et al. Lancet 2005366726-732
Odds ratio for large, high quality trials (the
lower the value the higher the benefit) Homeopath
. N8 OR0.88 Conventional.
N6 OR0.58 Conclusions clinical effects of
homeopathy are placebo effects Critique how
about giving the OR for all included studies and
also the OR for thehigher quality studies (n21
for homeopathy and n9 for conventional). The
selection of clinical topics for study seem to
favor conventional drugs, e.g. respiratory
infections.
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