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Documentation of Prescriptions and Clinical Outcomes in a Homeopathic Hospital Setting in West Bengal, India
Documentation of prescriptions and clinical outcomes in routine homeopathic practice is a prerequisite for conducting targeted research in homeopathy. Six homeopathic physicians participated in methodical data collection over a 3-month period in 6 outpatient departments of Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, India. A specifically designed Microsoft Excel spreadsheet enabled recording of consecutive appointments—date, patient identity, medical condition/complaint, whether chronic/acute, new/follow-up case, patient-assessed outcome (7-point Likert-type scale: –3 to +3), pre...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Saha, S., Koley, M., Ghosh, S., Giri, M., Das, A., Goenka, R. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Study Evaluating Individualized Homeopathy in Managing Pain of Knee Osteoarthritis
Few homeopathic complexes seemed to produce significant effects in osteoarthritis; still, individualized homeopathy remained untested. We evaluated the feasibility of conducting an efficacy trial of individualized homeopathy in osteoarthritis. A prospective, parallel-arm, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study was conducted from January to October 2014 involving 60 patients (homeopathy, n = 30; placebo, n = 30) who were suffering from acute painful episodes of knee osteoarthritis and visiting the outpatient clinic of Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, India. Statis...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Koley, M., Saha, S., Ghosh, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Dental Practice Scenario in a Government Homeopathic Hospital in West Bengal, India
This pilot investigation initiated a research-targeted systematic dental homeopathy data collection in the dental outpatient section in a government homeopathic hospital in West Bengal, India. One conventionally trained dentist and 3 homeopathic doctors collected data from 949 appointments of 411 patients over 3 months. A specifically designed Excel spreadsheet enabled recording of consecutive dental appointments that was subjected to data synthesis and analysis in the end. A total of 87.3% conditions were chronic, and chronic periodontitis was most frequent (27.5%). Positive outcome was observed in 72.3% appointments. Str...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - May 28, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ghosh, S., Panja, S., Ghosh, T. N., Sharma, P., Sarkar, P., Koley, M., Saha, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research