Talk:789 - 2. Statement

Joerg:

The link in the "Click here"-box on the main page leads to the Wiki on Studies that we can use.

a few studies picked from an article by Dana Ullman:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Frass, M, Dielacher, C, Linkesch, M, et al.Influence of potassium dichromate on tracheal secretions in critically ill patients, Chest, March, 2005;127:936-941. The journal, Chest, is the official publication of the American College of Chest Physicians.
• Hayfever: Reilly D, Taylor M, McSharry C, et al.,Is homoeopathy a placebo response? controlled trial of homoeopathic potency, with pollen in hayfever as model," Lancet, October 18, 1986, ii: 881-6.
• Asthma: Reilly, D, Taylor, M, Beattie, N, et al., "Is Evidence for Homoeopathy Reproducible?" Lancet, December 10, 1994, 344:1601-6.
• Fibromyalgia: Bell IR, Lewis II DA, Brooks AJ, et al.Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo, Rheumatology. 2004:1111-5. This journal is the official journal of the British Society of Rheumatology.
• Fibromyalgia: Fisher P, Greenwood A, Huskisson EC, et al., "Effect of Homoeopathic Treatment on Fibrositis (Primary Fibromyalgia)," BMJ, 299(August 5, 1989):365-6.
• Childhood diarrhea: Jacobs, J, Jimenez, LM, Gloyd, SS,Treatment of Acute Childhood Diarrhea with Homeopathic Medicine: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Study in Nicaragua, Pediatrics, May, 1994,93,5:719-25.
• ADD/ADHD: Frei, H, Everts R, von Ammon K, Kaufmann F, Walther D, Hsu-Schmitz SF, Collenberg M, Fuhrer K, Hassink R, Steinlin M, Thurneysen A. Homeopathic treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled crossover trial. Eur J Pediatr., July 27,2005,164:758-767.

 

 

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Andreas:

AS WE WAIT FOR A PLATFORM: _ I will contact Peter Viksveen which has collected an overview.

List of some positive: for specific conditions:

Brain injury (Chapman EH 1999);

Bronchitis (Diefenbach M 1999);

Childhood diarrhea (Jacobs J, 2003; 1993; 1994; 2000; 2006);

Chronic fatigue syndrome (Weatherley-Jones E 2004);

Common cold (Maiwald VL 1988);

Depression (Adler UC 2009);

Extended sports recovery time (Egocheaga Rodriguez J 2000);

Fibromyalgia (Bell IR 2004; Fisher P 1989; Perry R 2010; Relton C 2009);

Immune function (Kuzeff RM 1998); Influenza (Vickers A 2006; Attena F 1995; Brydak LB 1999; Ferley JP 1989; Papp R 1998);

Insomnia (Bell IR 2010; Brooks AJ 2010; Carlini EA 1987; Naudé DF 2010);

Low back pain (Gmünder R 2002; Stam C 2001);

Otitis media (Jacobs J 2001; Taylor JA 2011);

Perennial allergic rhinitis (Taylor MA 2000); Plantar fascitis (Clark J 2000);

Post-operative ileus (Barnes J 1997);

Post-operative edema (Totonchi A 2007);

Post-operative wound healing (Karow J-H 2008);

Postpartum bleeding (Oberbaum M 2005);

Postpartum lactation (Berrebi A 2001);

Premenstrual syndrome (Yakir M 2001);

Psoriasis (Bernstein S 2006; Wiesenauer M 1996);

Radiodermatitis (Balzarini A 2000);

Renal failure (Saruggia M 1992);

Rheumatic diseases (Jonas WB 2000);

Seasonal allergic rhinitis (Wiesenauer M 1996; Taylor MA 2006; Ernst E 2011; Aabel S 2000; Aabel S 2000; Aabel S 2001; Kim LS 2005; Reilly DT 1986; Weiser M 1999; Wiesenauer M 1 985; Wiesenauer M 1990; Wiesenauer M 1995);

Seborrhoeic dermatitis (Smith SA 2002);

Sepsis (Frass M 2005);

Sinusitis (Friese K; 2007; Zabolotnyi D I 2007; Wiesenauer M 1989); Snoring (Lipman D 1999);

Stomatitis (Oberbaum M 2001);

Tracheal secretions (Frass M 2005);

Upper respiratory tract infections, including otitis media (Bellavite P 2006; Bornhöft G 2006);

Uraemic pruritus (Cavalcanti AM 2003);

Varicose veins (Ernst E 1990);

Vertigo (Schneider B 2005; Issing W 2005; Weiser M 1998).

Collecting studies

Adler, U. C., Paiva, N. M. P., Cesar, A. T., Adler, M. S., Molina, A., Padula, A. E., et al. (2009). Homeopathic individualized Q-potencies versus fluoxetine for moderate to severe depression: double-blind, randomized non-inferiority trial. eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/nep114. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/520182/    - This study shows that homeopathy is certainly not less and maybe a bit more effective than a classical anti-depressant.