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World Homeopathy Awareness Week

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
World Homeopathy Awareness Week
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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Apparently this week is "World Homeopathy Awareness Week". So I think we should take some time to make ourselves more aware of the science behind homeopathy.

This is an excellent resource which covers everything you need to know:  http://www.howdoeshomeopathywork.com/
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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
 
Brilliant.
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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yet Arnica, used for hundereds of years, is now regularly found in the first aid kits of many NZ schools.

Just saying.
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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
HarryHotspur wrote:
Yet Arnica, used for hundereds of years, is now regularly found in the first aid kits of many NZ schools.

Just saying.[/QUOTE]

http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/133/11/1187%29

[quote=the above linked, peer-reviewed medical journal article]
Conclusion  The claim that homeopathic arnica is efficacious beyond a placebo effect is not supported by rigorous clinical trials.

Just saying
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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Maggie Mclure's (2005) work on the 'rigour or rigidity of Systematic reviews' might be worth a read, before you go attaching too much significance to this report
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