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Homeopathy Turns Out To Be Useless For Treating Medical Conditions

Posted by timothy on from the ask-your-doctor-if-placebex-is-right-for-you dept.

MightyMartian writes It should prove to be no surprise for most rational people, but a group of Australian researchers have determined that homeopathy is completely useless at treating medical conditions. Researchers sifted through 1,800 research papers on homeopathy and found no reliable report that showed homeopathic remedies had any better results than placebos. Of course, anyone with compelling evidence to the contrary (or better yet, proof to the contrary) is encouraged to post links in the comments below.

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  1. First Post by MerlynEmrys67 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm Cured

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    1. Re:First Post by mellon · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, that's too weak. You need to dilute it until it's a .0000000001st post.

    2. Re: First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Homeopathy is preventative, a distinction many fail to make. If you already have a condition, you are going to need antibiotics. .

  2. "Water has a memory" by kheldan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I saw some research somewhere showing that the same people who believed this also bought thousand dollar specialty speaker cables, HDMI cables, and specially crafted wooden volume control knobs for their home stereos, 'because it improves sound quality'.

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    1. Re:"Water has a memory" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      They actually go for the special cables that dilute the signal.

    2. Re:"Water has a memory" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well humans are about 65% water and we remember things so clearly 65% of what we remember must be remembered by water QED.*

      *The science in this statement was diluted at least 1e10 times before being used.

    3. Re:"Water has a memory" by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, there' plenty of rip-offs out there, but some high end audio products are really worth the money Just a few months ago I shelled out $500 for a digital audio enhancer that sits between my receiver and amp You can really hear the soft roundness of the 0's and the 1s are so sharp and crisp.

  3. Post your proof in the comments? by Higaran · · Score: 5, Funny

    LOL, I guess some men really do want to watch the world burn.

  4. no better than placebo??? by sribe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but aren't placebos effective? I thought even the FDA agreed ;-)

  5. researchers will be sorry by ralphsiegler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been homeopathically poisoning the planetary water supply of this study's authors with sewage, every time I go to the bathroom.

  6. They're doing it wrong. by smellsofbikes · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they think Homeopathy doesn't work, they're just not using enough.

    Or, wait, sorry, they're using too much.

    The less homeopathy you use, the stronger it is.

    The logical conclusion is that if you use none at all, you'll see the greatest improvement, especially financially.

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  7. Re:Results are homeopathic by ClickOnThis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Homeopathy's Law of Infinitesimals: the fewer studies there are of Homeopathy, the better it works.

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  8. Re:In other news... by ClickOnThis · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news, water turns out to be wet.

    And its wetness increases, the more you dilute it!

    Wait...

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