26 August 2005

Placebo Effects

After 110 homeopathy trials and "an equal number of conventional medical trials" it's official: New study says homeopathic medicines don't work [Reuters UK].

What the study says is that any clinical effects of homeopathic treatments are no more significant than placebo effects. However, where the Lancet "urged doctors to tell their patients they were wasting their time taking homeopathic medicines," I would say instead doctors should consider "prescribing" homeopathic treatments for hypochondriacs.

1 comment:

Mrs Robot said...

If a placebo has the desired effect, isn't it better than putting chemicals into the body? Encouraging the body to heal itself, by whatever means, can only be a good thing.

8/26/05, 10:44 PM

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