User:TineIta

Retired - because of threats.

- My favorite wikipedia quote from Homeopathy---

Wikipedia writes

"In 2011, a systematic review of 25 trials which had tested homeopathy for psychiatric conditions found that they provided no good evidence of safety or effectiveness.” 

And the actual paper reports :

Twenty-five eligible studies were identified from an initial pool of 1,431. Study quality according to SIGN 50 criteria varied, with 6 assessed as good, 9 as fair, and 10 as poor. Outcome was unrelated to SIGN quality. Effect size could be calculated in 16 studies, and number needed to treat, in 10 studies. Efficacy was found for the functional somatic syndromes group (fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome), but not for anxiety or stress. For other disorders, homeopathy produced mixed effects. No placebo-controlled studies of depression were identified. Meaningful safety data were lacking in the reports, but the superficial findings suggested good tolerability of homeopathy. A funnel plot in 13 studies did not support publication bias (χ(2)(1) = 1.923, P = .166).

CONCLUSIONS:

The database on studies of homeopathy and placebo in psychiatry is very limited, but results do not preclude the possibility of some benefit.

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/I-may-be-biased-but-I-believe-goat-cheese-is-superior-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Posters_i9167577_.htm