Ernst E.  "A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy."  Br J
Clin Pharmacol 2002 Dec;54(6):577-82.

"Homeopathy remains one of the most controversial subjects in therapeutics.
This article is an attempt to clarify its effectiveness based on recent
systematic reviews. Electronic databases were searched for systematic
reviews/meta-analysis on the subject. Seventeen articles fulfilled the
inclusion/exclusion criteria. Six of them related to re-analyses of one
landmark meta-analysis. Collectively they implied that the overall positive
result of this meta-analysis is not supported by a critical analysis of the
data. Eleven independent systematic reviews were located. Collectively they
failed to provide strong evidence in favour of homeopathy. In particular,
there was no condition which responds convincingly better to homeopathic
treatment than to placebo or other control interventions. Similarly, there
was no homeopathic remedy that was demonstrated to yield clinical effects
that are convincingly different from placebo. It is concluded that the best
clinical evidence for homeopathy available to date does not warrant positive
recommendations for its use in clinical practice."

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Barb Strange

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