Archive for March 2020
80% of antibiotics could be saved with homeopathy
Birgit Gnadl, a well-known expert in animal homeopathy tells that 80% of antibiotics could be saved with homeopathy. Around 10.000 farmers use homeopathy in Bavaria. This is a third of the total number of farmers in this German state and includes not only organic farmers but also those using conventional methods. The main reason for…
Read More2019 Pseudoscience Award for a sceptic group
Austrian homeopaths give the 2019 Pseudoscience Award to a sceptic group The Austrian medical and veterinarian homeopathic associations have awarded the 2019 Pseudoscience Award to a sceptic group. The jury took into consideration that the sceptics try to “agitate against complementary medicine and homeopathy without disclosing its real motives and donors. Also, under the guise…
Read MoreIs acupuncture dose dependent?
Is acupuncture dose dependent? Ramifications of acupuncture treatment dose within clinical practice and trials. Problems in acupuncture research associated with the limitations of randomized placebo-controlled trials have been discussed for decades. However, there has been little discussion around acupuncture trial design to optimize the chances of acupuncture treatment achieving maximum therapeutic benefit (MTB). While there…
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