Does homoeopathy work? Part I: A review of studies on patient and practitioner reports*

Towards standard setting for patient-reported outcomes in the NHS homeopathic hospitals

“…We therefore consider ORIDL-PS $ +2 as suggestive of significant health improvement, just as ORIDL-MC and ORIDL-WB are designed separately to do so. In contrast to the assumptions made by some commentators, 12 research suggests that observational studies and patient-reported outcomes of this type do not necessarily possess intrinsic positive bias. 13,14 Indeed, the fact that our study's findings revealed visit-dependent changes in outcome that differed per medical complaint (see below) tends to support objectivity in patient reporting.…”

Prevalence of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by physicians in the UK: a systematic review of surveys

“…As the evidence for most forms of CAM is far from strong, 21 the use of CAM in routine healthcare may present an ethical problem. It has been argued that the use of homeopathy, a form of CAM that is biologically implausible 22 and for which clinical evidence is weak, 23 conflicts with medical ethics. 24.25 Similarly, one ought to investigate why only 10.3% of doctors claim to have training in CAM yet many more seem to use CAM, as our analyses reveal.…”

Are modern health worries, environmental concerns, or paranormal beliefs associated with perceptions of the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine?

“…However, there is replicable, scientific evidence to show that CAM treatments work primarily by placebo, with the possible exception of herbalism (Ernst & Singh, 2008; Furnham, 2003a, b; Madsen, Gøtzsche, & Hróbjartsson, 2009). The issue of the efficacy of homoeopathy has recently been revived and little evidence of efficacy found (Chandra & Furnham, 2008a, b).…”