Homeopathy Abstracts:
(Homeopathy Abstracts via Medline)
 
 

GENERAL:
 

Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 2003 Nov-Dec;58(6):324-31. Epub 2004 Jan 28. A critical review of the possible benefits associated with homeopathic medicine. Almeida RM.

Rev. Hosp. Clin., 2003, vol.58, no.6, p.324-331. [Full text article] A critical review of the possible benefits associated with homeopathic medicine. ALMEIDA, Renan Moritz V. Rodrigues.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2002 Dec 30;114(23-24):963-6 "Flower remedies": a systematic review of the clinical evidence. Ernst E.

Can Vet J 2002;43:601–603 Treatment of canine atopic dermatitis with a commercial homeopathic remedy: A single-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Danny W. Scott, William H. Miller, Jr., David A. Senter, Christopher P. Cook, J. Edward Kirker, Shaun M. Cobb

J R Soc Med 2002 Apr;95(4):189-91 Can homeopaths detect homeopathic medicines by dowsing? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. McCarney R, Fisher P, Spink F, Flint G, van Haselen R.

Therapie 2001 Jul-Aug;56(4):397-402 [Homeopathic specialties as substitutes for benzodiazepines: double-blind vs. placebo study] [Article in French] Cialdella P, Boissel JP, Belon P; Groupe de recherche ASTRHO.

J Anxiety Disord 2001 Jul-Aug;15(4):359-66 Efficacy of Bach-flower remedies in test anxiety: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial with partial crossover. Walach H, Rilling C, Engelke U.

BMC Complement Altern Med 2001;1(1):12 A systematic review of the quality of homeopathic clinical trials. Jonas WB, Anderson RL, Crawford CC, Lyons JS.

Ann Intern Med 2001 Oct 2;135(7):507-13 Alternative medicine: a "mirror image" for scientific reasoning in conventional medicine. Vandenbroucke JP, de Craen AJ.

BMC Complement Altern Med 2001;1(1):4 Systematic reviews of complementary therapies - an annotated bibliography. Part 3: Homeopathy. Linde K, Hondras M, Vickers A, Riet Gt G, Melchart D.

J Psychosom Res 2001 Mar;50(3):155-60 The effects of homeopathic belladonna 30CH in healthy volunteers - a randomized, double-blind experiment. Walach H, Koster H, Hennig T, Haag G.

Br Homeopath J 2001 Jan;90(1):5-13 On the investigation of homeopathic potencies using low resolution NMR T2 relaxation times: an experimental and critical survey of the work of Roland Conte et al. Milgrom LR, King KR, Lee J, Pinkus AS

Br Homeopath J 2001 Jan;90(1):14-20 Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of homeopathic solutions. Aabel S, Fossheim S, Rise F

Complement Ther Med 2000 Sep;8(3):193-201 The perceived efficacy of homeopathy and orthodox medicine: a vignette-based study. Furnham A, Bond C

Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2000 Apr;56(1):27-33 Evidence of clinical efficacy of homeopathy. A meta-analysis of clinical trials. HMRAG. Homeopathic Medicines Research Advisory Group. Cucherat M, Haugh MC, Gooch M, Boissel JP

Rev Med Suisse Romande 2000 Feb;120(2):171-7 [Is homeopathy a scientific therapy]? [Article in French] Mudry A

J Altern Complement Med 2000 Feb;6(1):49-56 Clinical trials of homeopathy and placebo: analysis of a scientific debate. Vickers AJ

Bull Mem Acad R Med Belg 1999;154(7-9):295-304; discussion 304-7 [Is homeopathy superior to placebo? Controversy apropos of a meta-analysis of controlled studies]. [Article in French] Scheen A, Lefebvre P

Forsch Komplementarmed 1999 Dec;6(6):311-320 [Independent Replication of Pre-Clinical Research in Homoeopathy: A Systematic Review]. [Article in German] Vickers AJ

Ann Ital Med Int 1999 Jul-Sep;14(3):172-84 [No title available]. [Article in Italian] Federspil G, Vettor R

J Clin Epidemiol 1999 Jul;52(7):631-6 Impact of study quality on outcome in placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy. Linde K, Scholz M, Ramirez G, Clausius N, Melchart D, Jonas WB

Harefuah 1999 Jun 1;136(11):849-50, 916 [Relapse of sarcoidosis after alternative medical treatment]. [Article in Hebrew] Edelson G, Levy Y, Shoenfeld Y

Bull Mem Acad R Med Belg 1999;154(7-9):295-304; discussion 304-7. [Is homeopathy superior to placebo? Controversy apropos of a meta-analysis of controlled studies]. [Article in French] Scheen A, Lefebvre P

Arch Surg 1998 Nov;133(11):1187-90 Efficacy of homeopathic arnica: a systematic review of placebo-controlled clinical trials. Ernst E, Pittler MH

Lancet 1997 Sep 20;350(9081):834-843 Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials. Linde K, Clausius N, Ramirez G, Melchart D, Eitel F, Hedges LV, Jonas WB*

Z Arztl Fortbild (Jena) 1996 Apr;90(2):97-101 [Homeopathy from the viewpoint of the clinical pharmacologist]. [Article in German] Haustein KO

Padiatr Padol 1992;27(2):37-41 [Clinical medicine versus homeopathy]. [Article in German] Kurz R

BMJ 1991 Feb 9;302(6772):316-323 Clinical trials of homoeopathy. Kleijnen J, Knipschild P, ter Riet G

Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1990 Apr 21;120(16):581-8 [Placebo action and alternative medicine]. [Article in German] Fahrlander H, Truog P

Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 1990;38(2):139-47 Review of randomized trials of homoeopathy. Hill C, Doyon F

Br Homeopath J 2000 Jul;89 Suppl 1:S35-8 Do homeopathic medicines provoke adverse effects? A systematic review. Dantas F, Rampes H

Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1986 Jan 4;116(1):27-8 [Armand Trousseau (1801-1867) and the placebo effect]. [Article in French] Reubi FC
 

ANXIETY:
 

J Anxiety Disord. 2001 Jul-Aug;15(4):359-66. Efficacy of Bach-flower remedies in test anxiety: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial with partial crossover. Walach H, Rilling C, Engelke U.

Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery. 2001 Nov;7(4):215-21. A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a Bach Flower Remedy. Armstrong NC, Ernst E.

J Anxiety Disord 2001 Jul-Aug;15(4):359-66 Efficacy of Bach-flower remedies in test anxiety: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial with partial crossover. Walach H, Rilling C, Engelke U.
 

ARTHRITIS:
 

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2001 Sep;40(9):1052-5 A randomized controlled trial of homeopathy in rheumatoid arthritis. Fisher P, Scott DL.

Z Rheumatol 2000 Oct;59(5):321-9 [No title available]. [Article in German] Schirmer KP, Fritz M, Jackel WH

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1991 Feb 23;135(8):317-22 [Alternative treatment methods in rheumatic diseases; a literature review]. [Article in Dutch] Jacobs JW, Rasker JJ, Van Riel PL, Gribnau FW, van de Putte LB

Scand J Rheumatol 1991;20(3):204-208 A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of homeopathy in rheumatoid arthritis. Andrade LE, Ferraz MB, Atra E, Castro A, Silva MS
 

ASTHMA:
 

Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000, Homeopathy for chronic asthma. Linde K, Jobst K A

Cochrane Collaboration Abstract, October 21, 1998: Homeopathy for chronic asthma. Linde K, Jobst K A
 

CANCER:
 

Cancer 2001 Jun 1;91(11):2181-5 Complementary therapies in palliative cancer care. Ernst E.
 

CARDIAC DISEASE:
 

Cardiology 1999 Oct;91(4):268-271 Bradycardia, Reversible Panconduction Defect and Syncope following Self-Medication with a Homeopathic Medicine. Guha S, Dawn B, Dutta G, Chakraborty T, Pain S
 

GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY:
 

Chirurgie 1990;116(4-5):404-8 [Homeopathy for the restoration of transit after abdominal surgery]. [Article in French] Fingerhut A

Presse Med 1989 Jan 21;18(2):59-62 [Evaluation of 2 homeopathic products on the resumption of transit after digestive surgery. A multicenter controlled trial]. [Article in French]
  HEMATOMA:
 

Dermatology 2000;201(4):347-8 Homeopathic Arnica in postoperative haematomas: a double-blind study. Ramelet AA, Buchheim G, Lorenz P, Imfeld M Lausanne, Geneva and La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland.
 

INDUCTION OF LABOR:
 

Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;4:CD003399 Homoeopathy for induction of labour (Cochrane Review). Smith CA.
 

INFLUENZA:
 

Prescrire Int 2001 Feb;10(51):24 No efficacy of homeopathy against influenza.
 

PAIN, HEADACHE:
 

Cephalalgia 2000 Nov;20(9):835-837 The long-term effects of homeopathic treatment of chronic headaches: 1 year follow up. Walach H, Lowes T, Mussbach D, Schamell U, Springer W, Stritzl G, Haag G

Br Homeopath J 2000 Jan;89(1):4-7 Homeopathic treatment of migraine: a double blind, placebo controlled trial of 68 patients. Straumsheim P, Borchgrevink C, Mowinckel P, Kierulf H, Hafslund O

J Pain Symptom Manage 1999 Nov;18(5):353-7 Homeopathic prophylaxis of headaches and migraine? A systematic review. Ernst E

Cephalalgia 1997 Aug;17(5):600-4 Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study of homoeopathic prophylaxis of migraine. Whitmarsh TE ; Coleston-Shields DM ; Steiner TJ Princess Margaret Migraine Clinic, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
 

PAIN, MUSCULOSKELETAL:
 

Clin J Pain 1998 Sep;14(3):227-31 Homeopathic Arnica 30x is ineffective for muscle soreness after long-distance running: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Vickers AJ, Fisher P, Smith C, Wyllie SE, Rees R

Br J Sports Med 1997 Dec;31(4):304-307 Homoeopathy for delayed onset muscle soreness: a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. Vickers AJ, Fisher P, Smith C, Wyllie SE, Lewith GT
 

PAIN, POST-SURGICAL:
 

J R Soc Med 1997 Feb;90(2):73-8 Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial of homoeopathic arnica C30 for pain and infection after total abdominal hysterectomy. Hart O, Mullee MA, Lewith G, Miller J.

BMJ 1995 Jun 3;310(6992):1439-1442 Effect of homoeopathy on pain and other events after acute trauma: placebo controlled trial with bilateral oral surgery Lokken P, Straumsheim PA, Tveiten D, Skjelbred P, Borchgrevink CF
 

PMS (PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME):
 

Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001 Jul;185(1):227-35 Complementary/alternative therapies for premenstrual syndrome: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Stevinson C, Ernst E.
 

RESPRIATORY INFECTION:
 

Cochrane Collaboration Abstract, September 7, 1999: Homoeopathic Oscillococcinum for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like syndromes. Vickers AJ, Smith C.

Therapie 1995 Jan-Feb;50(1):41-5 [Controlled clinical trial and homeopathic treatment of ORL and recurrent respiratory tract infections in children: preliminary survey of homeopathic physicians]. [Article in French] Cornu C, Poitevin B, Lion L, Gillet J, Collet JP, Poncet JE, Chaufferin G, Boissel JP

BMJ 1994 Nov 19;309(6965):1329-32 Effect of homoeopathic medicines on daily burden of symptoms in children with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. de Lange de Klerk ES, Blommers J, Kuik DJ, Bezemer PD, Feenstra L
 

WARTS / POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOME:
 

Arch Dermatol 1998 Nov;134(11):1368-70 A double-blind, controlled clinical trial of homeopathy and an analysis of lunar phases and postoperative outcome. Smolle J, Prause G, Kerl H

Dermatology 1996;193(4):318-20 Homoeopathic versus placebo therapy of children with warts on the hands: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Kainz JT, Kozel G, Haidvogl M, Smolle J

CMAJ 1992 May 15;146(10):1749-53 Homeopathic treatment of plantar warts. Labrecque M, Audet D, Latulippe LG, Drouin J
 

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