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Homeopathic Treatment as an Add-On Therapy May Improve Quality of Life and Prolong Survival in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Frass et al 2020) – INH Press releases 31.10. / 03.11.2022
Improvements in survival of lung cancer patients with homeopathic complementary treatment (Frass et al. 2020) – A study critique – Update (October 2022)
ADHD and homeopathy – a new review. What’s in it?
A few days ago, a thread by Canadian health scientist and sceptic Timothy Caulfield made waves on Twitter. Caulfield was referring to a systematic review of ADHD treatment with individual homeopathy, specifically that a journal …
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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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Forschung auf Homöopathisch: Ein “too long, didn’t read”
Der Beitrag "Forschung auf Homöopathisch" (zeitgleich erschienen), der ausführlich die aktuelle Entwicklung zu der umfangreich kritisierten Studie zu "Verbesserungen beim Überleben von Lungenkrebspatienten mit homöopathischer Komplementärbehandlung" (Frass et al. 2020) darlegt, bekommt mit diesem Beitrag …
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Research in a Homeopathic Way
An Update on: Improvements in survival of lung cancer patients with homeopathic complementary treatment (Frass et al. 2020)? – A study critique You can find the English version of this publication on Prof. Edzard …
Homeopathy in the S3 Guideline on Complementary Medicine in Oncology – a Success?
In fact: Homeopathy is mentioned in the new German S3 guideline on complementary medicine in the treatment of cancer. Understandable: In these gloomy times for homeopathy, homeopaths are rejoicing as if they had won the …
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Improvements in survival of lung cancer patients with homeopathic complementary treatment (Frass et al. 2020)? – A study critique
You can find the English version of this publication on Prof. Edzard Ernst's website via this link: https://edzardernst.com/2021/06/a-thorough-analysis-of-prof-m-frass-recent-homeopathy-trial-casts-serious-doubts-on-its-reliability/ A first update (09.08.2021) on this article you can find here: https://edzardernst.com/2021/08/an-update-on-the-dubious-cancer-study-by-frass-et-al/
Guten Tag! Wir möchten immer noch mit Ihnen über Homöopathie reden!
+ Wir erinnern uns: Im Juni 2019 hatte uns Mathias Hevert, der Geschäftsführer der Fa. Hevert Arzneimittel, in einem Interview mit Pharma Relations , „den Skeptikern“ vorgehalten, sie würden eine „klar voreingenommene Haltung gegenüber …
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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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Veterinary – New Domain for Homeopathy?
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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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Study Contract on Homeopathy and Antibiotics – The Slant
On 7 November 2019, the Bavarian parliament (Landtag) decided to award a research contract for homeopathy as an alternative to antibiotics. Initially, 400,000 euros were earmarked for this, later increased to 800,000 euros. To the …
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Open letter from INH to the scientific editorial staff of rbb TV – on the dossier “The Truth about … homeopathy
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“On Effectiveness of Homeopathy” – The INH on Publications in the “KVH-Journal”, Hamburg
Fortunately, the German medical profession meanwhile moves forward in the case of homeopathy. This is to be seen at the nine federal physician chambers which adopted new training guidelines without homeopathy within the last twelve …
A Journey to the Past in German TV – and a Critical Answer
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Statement of the INH on the publication of the DZVhÄ “Homeopathy can contribute to the treatment of Covid-19 disease”
At the portal "Homöopathie online" of the German Central Association of Homeopathic Physicians a longer article in the form of an interview with a homeopathic physician has been published. It is about the alleged treatment …
“Scientific opinion” on homeopathy application to Bündnis90/Die Grünen – Reply to replica
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The INH’s Statement on the “Scientific Opinion” concerning the homeopathy proposal of the party “Bündnis90/Die Grünen
“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" …
“So okay”, Minister Spahn? – No way! – A guest article by health economist Prof. Dr. Tina Salomon
Health economics is an established science. It provides the basis for how modern health care systems function in themselves and in economic environments. It defines a framework for decisions on sustainable health policy under the …
The “Suppressed First Report” of the NHMRC – Source of “Encouraging Evidence”?
The Central Association of Homeopathic Physicians (DZVhÄ) has recently published an article on its website under the heading "Encouraging Evidence on Homeopathy" (in German) and also sent out several press releases. The largest (but by …
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Homeopathic preparations also don’t act through nanoparticles
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Infinite Stories – once again to the Australian NHMRC’s 2015 review on homeopathy
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Homeopathic study: The legend of the five times eight rats
Scientific Reports, quite a medical journal of good reputation, published on 10.09.2018 a paper entitled "Ultra-diluted Toxicodendron pubescens attenuates pro-inflammatory cytokines and ROS- mediated neuropathic pain [1] in rats". The paper concludes that homeopathic high potencies …
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Criticism on criticism on Homeopathy #1: “There is no evidence”
"There is no scientific evidence that homeopathy works." It is evident that homeopathy associations are dealing with critical arguments more intensively than before, e.g. with the work of the Information Network on Homeopathy (INH), a Germany-based …
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Criticism on criticism on Homeopathy #2: “Missing positive trials”
The second part of our series about the "homeopathic criticism on criticism on homeopathy" covers why critics conclude that there is no reliable evidence for the efficacy of homeopathy beyond placebo. „There is not a …
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Criticism on criticism on homeopathy #3 – “Homeopathy is impossible”
“Scientists claim that homeopathy is not possible” ... states the Homeopathy Research Institute as allegedly supposed dictum of critics on homeopathy. The third part of our series about homeopathic criticism on criticism of homeopathy deals …
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Criticism on criticism on homeopathy – #4: “They’re just sugar pills!”
"There's nothing in it - They're just sugar pills!" ... is the next thesis from homeopathic criticism to which the Homeopathy Research Institute dedicates the fourth part of its thirteen-part series in order to refute …
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“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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Europe-wide reactions to the EASAC statement – Natalie Grams at 20min.fr
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Open letter of the INH to the interview with Dr. Tournier (HRI) on “Homöopathie online”.
Homeopathy online, the online portal of the German Central Association of Homeopathic Physicians, titled on 27 September 2017 : "Interview: How a positive homeopathy study turned into a negative one". Under this heading, an interview …
On homeopathy cost studies: Nothing is always too expensive
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Study uncovers: With alternative medicine many cancer patients die earlier than necessary!
If the doctor tells you that he has diagnosed cancer, then this is an incisive event for everyone. What to do now? Conventional treatment, i.e. chemotherapy, radiation, surgery or hormone therapy, depending on the severity …
INH’s statement on NHMRC
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German Association of Homeopathic Doctors vs. Russian Academies of Science
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Declaration of the INH on the publication of WissHom: “The current state of research on homeopathy”
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Homoeopathy in Switzerland – the background to its reimbursement by the health insurance funds
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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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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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What does physics say about homeopathy? (And why does it have something to say about it?)
About Homeopathy and Physics One of the most prominent advocates of homeopathy, Prof. Dr. Dr. Harald Walach, former head of the Institute for Transcultural Health Sciences (IntraG) at the University of Frankfurt/Oder, explains: "In my …
Science and scientific studies in medicine and pseudo-medicine
"He who heals is right." Really? This apparent simple phrase, widely accepted as true, is full of pitfalls when looked at more closely. In fact, doctor and patient only believe they see a "cure" or …
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