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Economic impact of homeopathic practice in general medicine in France
Health authorities are constantly searching for new ways to stabilise health expenditures. To explore this issue, we compared the costs generated by different types of medical practice in French general medicine: i.e. conventional (CM-GP), homeopathi... [Leggi...]
Effect of Integrated Medicine on Physical Performances of Orthopaedic and Stroke Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
Background: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of treatment with integrated medicine (acupuncture and homeopathy in addition to conventional treatment) in improving measures of physical ability. Data from medical records with patient-reported informat... [Leggi...]
Hormesis and Homeopathy: Toward a New Self-Consciousness
Contrary to common belief, most new discoveries and theories are not merely additions to the existing stockpile of scientific knowledge; in order to assimilate them, the scientist usually has to rearrange his intellectual mind, discarding elements of... [Leggi...]
Utilization and perceived benefits of homeopathy and herbal therapies in U.S. adults: Implications of patient-centered care
We evaluated reasons for and perceived benefits of using homeopathic and herbal therapies in U.S. adults. Data were collected from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, which represents non-institutionalized U.S. adults (n = 33,167 unweighted)... [Leggi...]
A retrospective cost-analysis of additional homeopathic treatment in Germany: Long-term economic outcomes
Objectives - This study aimed to provide a long-term cost comparison of patients using additional homeopathic treatment (homeopathy group) with patients using usual care (control group) over an observation period of 33 months. Methods - Health claims... [Leggi...]
Effectiveness of an add-on treatment with the homeopathic medication SilAtro-5-90 in recurrent tonsillitis: An international, pragmatic, randomized, controlled clinical trial
Objective - To investigate the effectiveness and safety of the homeopathic product SilAtro-5-90 in recurrent tonsillitis. Methods - In this international, pragmatic, controlled clinical trial, 256 patients (6–60 years) with moderate recurrent tonsi... [Leggi...]
Homeopathic medicine Cantharis modulates uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)-induced cystitis in susceptible mice
Objective - This is a random blinded placebo controlled murine experimental model to study the effects of Cantharis 6 CH, a homeopathic medicine, on E coli-induced cystitis. Methods - 24 adult susceptible female BALB/c mice were inoculated with E col... [Leggi...]
In vitro effects of Zinc in soluble and homeopathic formulations on macrophages and astrocytes
Zinc is an important metal in body homeostasis. Zinc in soluble form (Zn2+) and homeopathic Zincum metallicum were tested in macrophages and astrocytes in order to investigate its potential toxic or therapeutic effects. We evaluated cell viability (W... [Leggi...]
A clinical history of Zincum metallicum: homeopathic pathogenetic trials and case reports
In the present study, we investigated the experimental basis for the indications of homeopathic drug Zincum metallicum. The current body of knowledge about Zinc met has a core composed of pathogenetic and clinical data collected in the 19th century s... [Leggi...]
Prevalence of homeopathy use by the general population worldwide: a systematic review
Aim - To systematically review surveys of 12-month prevalence of homeopathy use by the general population worldwide. Methods - Studies were identified via database searches to October 2015. Study quality was assessed using a six-item tool. All estima... [Leggi...]
