tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post79118907195304391..comments2024-02-19T12:05:47.873+00:00Comments on Something Surprising: Open-minded homeopaths - I don't think!Plasma Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-39289268013591380272012-12-03T11:12:13.690+00:002012-12-03T11:12:13.690+00:00I really wana thank you for providing such informa...<br />I really wana thank you for providing such informative and qualitative material so often.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://resonancenaturopathy.com/" rel="nofollow">naturopathic doctor</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596446094470882024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-82194411564723878562012-12-03T11:11:46.214+00:002012-12-03T11:11:46.214+00:00I really wana thank you for providing such informa...<br />I really wana thank you for providing such informative and qualitative material so often.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://resonancenaturopathy.com/" rel="nofollow">naturopathic doctor</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596446094470882024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-25886100126979962972012-06-15T00:44:00.460+01:002012-06-15T00:44:00.460+01:00And finally for tonight, Dear (Dr) Nancy . . .
T...And finally for tonight, Dear (Dr) Nancy . . . <br /><br />Taking at random, number 10, Homeopathic patho-genetic trials produce specific symptoms different from placebo, at http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=fulltext&file=000209386 <br /><br />"Results: On average, 6 symptoms typical for Arsenicum <br />album were experienced by participants taking arseni- <br />cum album, 5 symptoms typical for Natrum muriaticum <br />by those taking natrum muriaticum, and 11 non-specific <br />symptoms by those in the placebo group." <br /><br />How exactly is the 'typical for' claim consistent with a double blinded trial? And it suggests that 11 symptoms were experienced from the 'real' remedies, and 11 from the placebo. Somehow though, the placebo driven symptoms are 'not typical' and therefore can be ignored.<br /><br />Is this the best you can do?Plasma Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-38837976193230588972012-06-15T00:35:12.975+01:002012-06-15T00:35:12.975+01:00Dr Malik - please could you explain why the third ...Dr Malik - please could you explain why the third most important link on your page of references does not work?<br /><br />I am puzzled to hear why such important evidence appears to have been withdrawn.Plasma Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-40179623237872755832012-06-15T00:33:49.641+01:002012-06-15T00:33:49.641+01:00Dr Malik - please could you explain the second pap...Dr Malik - please could you explain the second paper in your list of references in terms that scientific (but not specialist) readers would understand? We would all appreciate the benefit of your explanation.<br /><br />Without that assistance to understand the context of a pretty obscure and highly technical paper, I regret that your peer reviewed publications are not much help.Plasma Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-65115809858189705542012-06-15T00:22:29.478+01:002012-06-15T00:22:29.478+01:00Just a quick note to clarify that Kenny is agreein...Just a quick note to clarify that Kenny is agreeing with my point of view and employing good scientific skills to evaluate the so-called 'scientific' claims of homeopathy. Thanks for your time and effort Kenny - well done.<br /><br />(I blame the (otherwise excellent) Blogger system for not making the Reply option a bit more obvious. that would help people to reply to previous comments rather than to the blog post itself.)Plasma Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-49393112423033461602012-06-14T20:58:58.435+01:002012-06-14T20:58:58.435+01:00I just went to your site and picked the first arti...I just went to your site and picked the first article you list for Homeopathy studies ("Double-blind, placebo-controlled homeopathic pathogenetic trials") and gave it a read.<br /><br />To find SO many problems with the article you place FIRST in your evidence for homeopathy doesn't bode well... <br /><br />First, I haven't been able to find ANY peer reviews of this study. <br /><br />Secondly, the study had a TINY sample size. The two experimental groups of 10 and 11 people with 3 placebos in each. The sample size was SO small that they grouped the two placebo groups together to try to have enough numbers to really compare. Crossing those boundaries in their math makes me question, what would the study have shown if they didn't confuse their findings in this fashion.<br /><br />and lastly, but most amusing of all, they found that the PLACEBO WAS BETTER. They put together a ridiculously small sample size and confused their math by polluting their experimental and control groups... and the best they could do was show that the PLACEBO PARTICIPANTS WERE CURED MORE OFTEN.<br /><br />And this is the study you cite FIRST for Homeopathic trials. Amazing.Kenny Wylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129538093718977326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-17303767352409147882012-06-14T05:27:49.777+01:002012-06-14T05:27:49.777+01:00Till 2010, there have been 224 human studies publi...Till 2010, there have been 224 human studies published in 98 peer-reviewed international medical journals including 17 meta-analysis, 2 systematic reviews and 1 Cochrane Reviews in support of homeopathy. http://drnancymalik.wordpress.com/article/research-database-in-homeopathy-2/Dr. Nancy Malikhttp://drnancymalik.wordpress.com/articlenoreply@blogger.com