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31. October 202320. July 2024

Why is there no prophylaxis (prevention) in homeopathy?

Homeopathics are widely used for prevention as well. Currently, an entire ongoing study design in Germany is based on testing homeopathics for their prophylactic effects. But wait - can there even be homeopathic prophylaxis? As …

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11. July 202313. July 2023

The Homeopathic Principle of Similarity or: What is the “reversal of effect”?

Hahnemann's principle of similarity, "Let similar things heal similar things", is the cornerstone of homeopathic teaching. It states that a substance which is capable of causing certain symptoms in a healthy person can cure those …

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31. May 20227. September 2022

Is an “initial aggravation” proof of the effect of homeopathy?

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com “Initial aggravation” (first worsening, initial exacerbation) is a common term in homeopathic usage. It describes a homeopathic “phenomenon” that is often used as “proof” of an “effect” of homeopathic …

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26. May 20227. September 2022

“Allopathy” – what does it mean?

The term "allopathy" often appears in discussions about homeopathy / pseudo-medicine, frequently to distinguish the supposedly gentle and natural pseudo-method from "evil orthodox medicine" (in the meaning of the German term "Schulmedizin"). Whereas "Schulmedizin" itself …

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10. April 202210. April 2024

Happy Birthday, Samuel Hahnemann!

Samuel Hahnemann, the inventor of homeopathy, would have turned 266 today. A retrospective by Dr. Natalie Grams When I first heard a sentence from Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, I was a young medical …

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8. April 20224. September 2022

Homeopathic Conversion Therapy – the “Bund Katholischer Ärzte”

For English version see the original article by Yannick Borkens in Frontiers in Sociology 6:, 667772 v. 17.01.2022 (www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.667772/full).

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1. November 20217. May 2022

Der Studierendenwettbewerb von INH und GWUP: Entscheidung und Preisverleihung

Die Entscheidung Im Februar hatten wir zusammen mit der GWUP einen Wettbewerb für Studierende ausgelobt. Zielsetzung dabei war, das Bewusstsein für die Bedeutung der kritischen Beurteilung von klinischen Studien, der Evidenzquelle Nr. 1, zu stärken. …

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7. February 202131. March 2021

Das homöopathiekritische Projekt 2021: Studierendenwettbewerb von INH und GWUP

Oft liest oder hört man in den Medien: „Eine neue Studie zum Thema X hat gezeigt…“, oder es heißt von interessierter Seite: „Es gibt positive Studien zur Therapie X“. Für die Öffentlichkeit sind solche Aussagen …

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5. November 202019. November 2020

Neue Securvita-Studie in Sachen Homöopathie – spektakulär oder business as usual?

„Was sagen Sie zu der Studie von der Securvita? Da steht doch jetzt wirklich schwarz auf weiß, dass ....“ Diese in letzter Zeit häufiger an uns herangetragene Frage nimmt Bezug auf eine Studie, über die …

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10. September 20203. July 2023

Applies in the whole universe: Nothing causes nothing!

Without an active ingredient nothing works. This is an essential principle of our criticism of homeopathy. In this doctrine, it is assumed that the stronger the effect of a remedy, the more the original substance …

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31. August 20201. February 2023

Homeopathy, Phytotherapy and Homeopathic Complex Remedies

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9. November 201916. July 2021

“Homeopathic Vaccines” and “Nosodes”

Be aware: also with SARS-CoV19 (the so-called Corona virus) any attempt of homeopathic prevention or even treatment is ineffective and dangerous! The search term "homeopathic vaccines" finds more than 500,000 hits on Google. With "nosodes" …

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23. October 20192. September 2020

“So okay” – no way, Minister Spahn! – A “Too long – Didn’t read” for those in a hurry.

Prof. Tina Salomon's detailed article on the "homeopathic 20-million peanuts", which we recently published under the heading "Points of View", met with great interest - and the desire to provide a "short version" of it. …

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27. April 20198. September 2022

What does the German “internal consensus” mean?

This text describes the topic "Homoeopathy in German Pharmaceutical Law". Anyway, WE all agree... In 1976, consultations began on a fundamental reorganisation of German pharmaceutical law. By and large, the state's involvement in the pharmaceutical …

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18. December 201811. September 2020

Homeopathic preparations also don’t act through nanoparticles

Representatives of homeopathy often claim that nanoparticles of the mother tincture are the carriers of the effectiveness of homeopathic preparations. That this is not possible at all can be seen after quite simple considerations: Nanoparticles …

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11. December 20181. January 2023

Homeopathy not a “placebo” because often the first given remedy does not work?

What happens after ingesting a homeopathic remedy - according to the homeopathic build of thought? Occasionally one is confronted with the argument that the effect of homeopathic remedies cannot be based on a placebo effect …

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10. December 201828. January 2021

Homeopathy isn’t a “stimulus-regulation therapy”

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Homeopathy is occasionally referred to as "stimulus-regulation therapy", which assumes the existence of a corresponding explanatory model. The reader (or listener) is left alone with this term - there is no precise explanation of how …

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8. September 20188. September 2022

Glasses, dentures and homeopathy – The role of German statutory health insurances

This text describes the legal situation under which health insurance companies in Germany are legally allowed to reimburse costs for homeopathy. Due to the very specific German factual and legal situation, we refrain from a …

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19. April 201821. October 2022

Study from Oxford on “Best Practice” of homeopathic doctors

Are you sure ...Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com A frequently used argument in favour of homeopathy (which, however, has nothing to do with its effectiveness) is that homeopathic treatments lead to fewer prescriptions for conventional …

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12. March 20181. June 2022

Alles klar mit SocialMedia – oder nicht… ?

Wir nutzen bekanntlich neben unseren Webseiten die SocialMedia-Kanäle Facebook und Twitter, um unsere Informationen anzubieten und auch, um Diskussionen über diese anzustoßen. Wir freuen uns sehr über die Resonanz und das Interesse, das uns dort …

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17. October 201729. August 2023

“High dilution research” – relevance or not?

The Information Network Homeopathy recently received a question as to why there was no discussion of ultra-high dilution research in its publications. What exactly is this about? It is about research on dilutions above the …

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27. July 201716. June 2023

No Side Effects vs Homeopathic Drug Testing – what’s wrong?

Another point on which homeopathy is contradictory: either homeopathic remedies cannot have side effects, or homeopathic drug testing cannot work. If you ask a homeopath how one knows which remedy to use and when, he …

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26. May 20172. October 2020

Nocebo – what’s that again?

On this page you will find various information about the placebo effect, which explain that it is effective with any kind of attention - and therefore, of course, even more so with medical interventions. Furthermore, …

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22. May 201721. September 2019

What is the Placebo effect and what are Context effects?

Let us first clarify what is meant by the term "placebo". Here we would like to limit ourselves to placebos as drugs (yes, there are a lot of placebos that have nothing to do with …

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16. February 201726. May 2022

Happened afterwards, but not because of it

The "Cum hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy of homeopathic drug testing "Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc" means "with this, therefore because of this" and, as a fallacy, is to be understood in such a way …

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10. February 201726. November 2020

Placebo by proxy – what does that mean?

The placebo effect in children - even infants - and animals does not even exist, we hear again and again. But that's not true. It is present and is called "placebo-by-proxy". This has been proven …

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19. January 201721. October 2022

Is mighty “BigPharma” suppressing Homeopathy…?

... ...and are homeopathy critics willing servants of the pharmaceutical industry? Mention this! Both are ineradicable narratives that we encounter daily. Behind this idea are assumptions that have simply nothing to do with reality. And …

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19. January 20172. November 2021

Objection: Homeopathy is Ancient Wisdom!

"Old knowledge is just - old." When it comes to alternative, complementary and holistic healing methods or even herbs, people like to argue with "old knowledge". But what does that mean? Out of a conglomeration …

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7. January 201717. August 2019

Homeopathy toothpaste – why that?

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10. November 201615. September 2021

Homeopathic Remedies for Teething Problems

Tooth eruption (dentition) begins in most babies in the 6th month of life and is a painful process. Before a tooth reaches the light of the oral cavity, it first has to fight its way …

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16. September 20168. April 2021

A brief overview of the life of Samuel Hahnemann, the inventor of homeopathy

In 1755 a devastating earthquake destroyed Lisbon, the British-French war over North America raged and on 10 April Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was born in Meissen (Triebischvorstadt) as the third child of the porcelain painter …

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16. September 201616. October 2023

But health insurance companies wouldn’t pay for ineffective drugs!

(This contribution describes the legal situation in Germany which currently applies to the reimbursement of homeopathy by the statutory health insurance.) Unfortunately the health insurances do this indeed, even if one hardly considers it possible. …

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27. July 201619. October 2019

Objection: But homeopathy and naturopathy are identical!

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23. July 20161. November 2022

What about Schuessler Salts?

Are Schuessler Salts Homeopathy? The so-called "Schuessler salts" are often equated or confused with homeopathy. However, they do not go back to Hahnemann, but to the Oldenburg physician Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler (1821 to 1898). Biographical …

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11. July 201631. May 2022

Objection: Homeopathy is especially suitable for self-treatment!

Really? In the pharmacy all kinds of homeopathic globules are available for sale -over the counter. They are also strongly promoted by the manufacturers with the attributes "gentle and natural". Above all, "simple and side-effect-free" …

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11. July 20166. February 2021

Objection: Potentiated means stronger!?!

Water lilies grow on a lake and their surface area increases tenfold every day. After nine days the lake is completely overgrown. How much of its surface is covered after eight days? (Solution at the …

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9. July 201622. April 2023

But homeopathy is a holistic method, in contrast to “orthodox medicine”! – Isn’t it?

Homeopathy "holistic"? We don't guess! The alleged holistic nature of the homeopathic method is one of the most popular "pro-arguments", you read and hear it everywhere. What is the truth? Let us get straight to …

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4. July 20161. November 2022

What are Bach Flower Remedies anyway?

About the inventor Edward Bach was a doctor from Birmingham, England, who studied medicine at the University College Hospital in London and graduated from Cambridge. Before he began his studies, however, he worked in the …

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4. July 201614. April 2021

Objection: But animal homeopathy still works!

Animal homeopathy is widespread and highly praised. At Google the term achieves nearly 65.000 hits (retrieved 13.04.2021). But it is a building that was first constructed by Hahnemann's successors. There is only a short text …

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2. July 201624. August 2021

Objection: Globules are much better than antibiotics anyway!

"Antibiotics versus globules - really? "I'd rather take globules than antibiotics." "Doctors prescribe way too much antibiotics randomly." "If I take too much of it, I'll be resistant in later diseases." These sentences can be …

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2. July 201627. May 2022

Globules are natural and plant-based – really?

Another common misconception about homeopathy Many people assume that homeopathic remedies are made from herbal substances. But if you look at the long "drug lists" of homeopathic manufacturers, it quickly becomes clear that homeopathy and …

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20. June 201619. June 2021

Objection: Theoretically bumble bees can’t fly either!

"According to the known laws of aerodynamics, a bumblebee cannot fly. The bumblebee knows nothing about aerodynamics - and still flies"... ...and therefore, as the argument is intended to express, science is also not suited …

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20. June 201623. May 2020

Objection: Mobile phones also function immaterially during data transmission!

Homeopathic remedies in medium and high potencies do not contain any or no significant amounts of the remedy indicated on the packaging. Some advocates of homeopathy say that it is an antiquated view of the …

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20. June 201624. January 2020

Objection: CDs also store information!

Has storing music on a CD really anything to do with homeopathy? Proponents of homeopathy often point out that chemical analysis cannot determine whether a CD is recorded or not, or what is stored on …

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20. June 201611. June 2023

Hahnemann’s Organon – Fundamental Work of Homeopathy

A book from the beginning of the 19th century - a Bible of today's "medicine"? The Organon can justifiably be called the Bible of homeopaths. It was first published in 1810 by the inventor of …

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2. May 20162. June 2021

Prinz Charles und die Homöopathie (United Kingdom)

Es dürfte wohl wenige Familien geben, deren Leben in der Öffentlichkeit besser dokumentiert ist als das der Windsors. Wobei wir die Familien Kennedy und Grimaldi einmal außen vor lassen. Dies natürlich vor allem durch die …

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24. April 20167. October 2019

Was hinter einer “positiven Studie” von Homöopathen steckt – ein Beispiel

Der nachstehende Beitrag erhellt exemplarisch, was sich so manches Mal hinter Veröffentlichungen der homöopathischen Szene verbirgt. Auf seiner Facebook-Seite hatte der DZVhÄ (Deutscher Zentralverein homöopathischer Ärzte) am 14. April 2016 um 13.37 Uhr einen Artikel …

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23. April 201610. April 2024

The “But homeopathy did help me!” fallacy

You can find the original article by Dr. Steven Novella under: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-it-worked-for-me-gambit/

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18. April 201614. April 2021

Warum ich meinen Kindern keine Globuli gebe

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29. March 201626. October 2021

Homeopathy: Individuality vs. Confusion of Symptoms

Individuality... ? The "individual" homeopathy - is it really that? Homeopathy is said to be a very individual therapy. Even the smallest differences between two patients can cause them to be administered different remedies, even …

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20. March 201611. April 2020

Why people like to believe in homeopathy

"We all don't process information as carefully and reflectively as we think we do." Fast thinking versus slow thinking People use two different ways of thinking. Normally we judge intuitively, without reflection and according to …

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20. March 201616. May 2020

Why do we call homeopathy pseudo- and no longer alternative medicine?

Homeopathy is not the right answer to justified questions and wishes of patients Many patients are longing for an alternative to our often so time-limited, too often unemotional medical everyday life - and rightly so! …

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15. March 20168. January 2021

Homeopathy is Esotericism

This true without lying, certain and most true. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below to do the miracles of one …

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11. March 201628. January 2021

Ist Dynamisierung/Potenzierung etwas anderes als Verdünnung?

Ein weiterer Widerspruch der Homöopathie. Zu den Grundlagen abseits der Homöopathie Wenn wir verdünnen, verändern wir, technisch gesehen, das Verhältnis von Substanzen in einem Gemisch, einer Lösung. Durch die Zugabe des Lösungsmittels sinkt die Konzentration …

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