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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. Re:Unfair comparison by Atzanteol · · Score: 5, Informative

    This represents a gross misunderstanding of the placebo effect.

    Placebo has no physiological effect (like homeopathy). Often people taking placebo, homeopathy, etc. will *report* feeling better - but this does not mean they are better in any meaningful sense of the word.

    More info here: http://www.csicop.org/si/show/...

    It is very unethical to sell somebody a treatment which does not *treat* anything.

    --
    "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"

    - Charles Darwin
  2. Re:Unfair comparison by Derekloffin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Significant as in statistically significant.