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Genus Epidemicus: Are Notions of Entanglement Relevant to the Homeopathic Understanding of Epidemic Disease?
CONCLUSION: Entanglement hypotheses/metaphors may have application in the homeopathic therapeutic process beyond the one-to-one in-depth interview, and so are relevant to describing the mode of action of homeopathy during treatment of epidemic disease. PMID: 27811467 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Forschende Komplementarmedizin - November 6, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Forsch Komplementmed Source Type: research

Characteristics of Homeopathy Users among Internal Medicine Patients in Germany.
CONCLUSION: Personal characteristics and health status may impact on the use and the perceived helpfulness of homeopathy. PMID: 27811465 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Forschende Komplementarmedizin - November 6, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Forsch Komplementmed Source Type: research

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Chronically Ill Adolescents from 2 German Birth Cohorts.
CONCLUSION: Compared with healthy adolescents, CAM use is more prevalent among adolescents with chronic conditions. Nevertheless, CAM may predominantly be used as a complementary treatment option rather than substituting conventional drugs. PMID: 27607464 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Forschende Komplementarmedizin - September 10, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Forsch Komplementmed Source Type: research

Medical online consultation service in CAM at the University Hospital Zurich.
CONCLUSIONS: The email-based online consultation service was used as a source of medical information in order to get more professional consultation in the field of CAM. Future scientific evaluation should investigate if online consultation services which are embedded in an environment of highly qualified health professionals may contribute to a better health literacy and empowerment of the patients. PMID: 24603626 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Forschende Komplementarmedizin - December 20, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Forsch Komplementmed Source Type: research

How to handle worsening of condition during treatment - risk assessment in homeopathic practice.
Authors: Stub T, Salamonsen A, Kristoffersen A, Musial F Abstract Even though homeopathy is regarded as a harmless intervention, homeopathic practice may not be entirely risk-free. Risk in homeopathy can be divided into direct and indirect risk. Direct risk refers to traditional adverse effects of an intervention; indirect risk is related to adverse effects in a treatment context, e.g. the practitioner. Available data suggest that the risk profile of homeopathic remedies in ultra-molecular potencies is minor, but there is a potential for indirect risk related to homeopathic practice. The concept of 'homeopathic agg...
Source: Forschende Komplementarmedizin - December 20, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Forsch Komplementmed Source Type: research

An open-label pilot study of homeopathic treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and youth.
CONCLUSION: The change in the median CGI-P T-score from baseline to the end of this open-label pilot study was statistically significant. The research methods are feasible. Future studies are warranted. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01141634. PMID: 25427521 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Forschende Komplementarmedizin - December 20, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Forsch Komplementmed Source Type: research