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Evidence-based medicine and prejudice-based medicine: the case of homeopathy.
Abstract In recent decades an important social movement related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine has been identified worldwide. In Brazil, although homeopathy was recognized as a specialist medical area in 1980, few medical schools offer courses related to it. In a previous study, 176 resident doctors at the University of Campinas Medical School were interviewed and 86 (49%) rejected homeopathy as a subject in the core medical curriculum. Thus, this qualitative study was conducted to understand their reasons for refusing. 20 residents from 15 different specialist areas were interviewed. Very few of them a...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Barros NF, Fiuza AR Tags: Cad Saude Publica Source Type: research

What is it about homeopathy that patients value? And what can family medicine learn from this?
CONCLUSION: The possible adoption by family medicine of elements of homeopathy may be seen as controversial, but this study again indicates the vital importance of successful communication to ensure a sustainable doctor-patient relationship. Advances in this sector not only require continuous efforts in the areas of medical training and professional development, but also touch on basic questions relating to the development of effective medical care, such as those currently being discussed in the context of the 'patient-centred medical home'. PMID: 24589147 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Quality in Primary Care - February 1, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Schmacke N, Müller V, Stamer M Tags: Qual Prim Care Source Type: research

Homeopathy in the treatment of fibromyalgia-A comprehensive literature-review and meta-analysis.
CONCLUSION: The results of the studies as well as the case reports define a sufficient basis for discussing the possible benefits of homeopathy for patients suffering from fibromyalgia syndrome although any conclusions based on the results of this review have to be regarded as preliminary. PMID: 25146079 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - August 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Boehm K, Raak C, Cramer H, Lauche R, Ostermann T Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Adverse effects of homeopathy, what do we know? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
CONCLUSION: Adverse effects including the concept of homeopathic aggravations are commonly reported in trials. The meta-analysis demonstrated that the proportion of patients experiencing adverse effects to be similar for patients randomized to homeopathic treatment compared to patients randomized to placebo and conventional medicine. PMID: 27261996 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - May 31, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Stub T, Musial F, Kristoffersen AA, Alræk T, Liu J Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Additive homeopathy in cancer patients: Retrospective survival data from a homeopathic outpatient unit at the Medical University of Vienna.
CONCLUSION: Extended survival time in this sample of cancer patients with fatal prognosis but additive homeopathic treatment is interesting. However, findings are based on a small sample, and with only limited data available about patient and treatment characteristics. The relationship between homeopathic treatment and survival time requires prospective investigation in larger samples possibly using matched-pair control analysis or randomized trials. PMID: 24731904 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - April 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gaertner K, Müllner M, Friehs H, Schuster E, Marosi C, Muchitsch I, Frass M, Kaye AD Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Integration of homeopathy and complementary medicine in the public health system in Italy: national regulation and regional experiences
Abstract Complementary medicine (CM) is being increasingly used by citizens across Europe as a means to maintain their health and to treat illness and disease. In Italy the reform of Title V of the Italian Constitution allows each Region to decide how to put into practice and organize the Public Healthcare System. The agreement among the Italian National Government, the Regions, and the Provinces of Trento and Bolzano on the terms and requirements for the quality certification of training and practice of acupuncture, herbal medicine, and homeopathy by medical doctors and dentists, signed on February 2013, ...
Source: Journal of Medicine and the Person - November 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Patient preference for integrating homeopathy (PPIH) and attitude and satisfaction following integration within mainstream healthcare settings in West Bengal, India: the part 2 (PPIH‐2) study
ConclusionWhen formulating strategies for integrated CAM models in India, patient preferences should be evaluated with reasonable importance.
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - March 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Subhranil Saha, Munmun Koley, Jogendra S Arya, Gurudev Choubey, Shailaja Upadhyaya, Bhupendra N Rasaily, Somnath Datta, Aparna Roy, Sudeshna Mukherjee, Malay Mundle Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Publication and outcome reporting of homeopathy trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov
ConclusionsOf all homeopathy trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, only 46% appear to have published within 2 years of completion, of which a quarter altered their primary endpoint. Further research is warranted on the nature and reasons for non‐publication.
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 31, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Elizabeth T Thomas, Justin Clark, Paul Glasziou Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Medicines for the new coronavirus in the view of Classical Systemic Homeopathy
CONCLUSION: Data contributes to use in homeopathic interventions during the COVID-19 epidemic as a health promotion and treatment strategy that can be used as an adjunct to all sanitary and therapeutic measures recommended by health authorities.PMID:34530182 | PMC:PMC8433054 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101482
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - September 16, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Maria Solange Gosik Maria Filomena Xavier Mendes Leticia Marilia de Almeida Werneck Dos Santos Danielle da Silva Barbas Domingos Jos é Vaz do Cabo Hristos Strastis Isabella Sebusiani Duarte Takeuti Leila Cristina Dos Santos Mour ão Maria Luiza Delavechi Source Type: research

Homeopathy on the crossroads of traditional and integrative medicine in the Middle-East
Abstract The Middle-East is characterized by a rich spectrum of complementary and traditional medicine therapies, which are used by patients in parallel with conventional medicine. Indigenous traditional medicine practices in the region focus mainly on herbal medicine and far less on the use of European-based complementary medicine modalities such as homeopathy. Little has been reported on the extent to which homeopathy is being used in the Middle-East, this despite an emerging body of basic science and clinical research on the subject from countries such as Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Lebanon. We compare the f...
Source: Journal of Medicine and the Person - December 16, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Influence of adjunctive classical homeopathy on global health status and subjective wellbeing in cancer patients - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
CONCLUSION: Results suggest that the global health status and subjective wellbeing of cancer patients improve significantly when adjunct classical homeopathic treatment is administered in addition to conventional therapy. PMID: 26051564 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Frass M, Friehs H, Thallinger C, Sohal NK, Marosi C, Muchitsch I, Gaertner K, Gleiss A, Schuster E, Oberbaum M Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Re-analysis of survival data of cancer patients utilizing additive homeopathy.
In conclusion, bearing in mind all limitations, the results of this retrospective study suggest that patients with advanced stages of cancer might benefit from additional homeopathic treatment until a survival time of up to 12 months after diagnosis. PMID: 27515878 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 31, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gleiss A, Frass M, Gaertner K Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research