Proof positive for homeopathy

Better Nutrition, Nov, 2000

In a recent issue of the British Medical Journal, results of a controlled trial of homeopathic remedies versus placebo (or dummy pellets) were published. The findings provided further evidence that homeopathic preparations can be effective. The test, conducted in London by four general practices and a hospital ear, nose and throat outpatient department, studied the effects of homeopathic remedies versus placebos on 50 patients with allergic rhinitis.

The patients were randomly assigned an oral 30c homeopathic preparation or placebo. The results? The homeopathy group had a "significant objective improvement in nasal airflow compared with the placebo group." This was the fourth of a series of tests to provide evidence for or against the validity of homeopathic remedies. The conclusion was made that "the objective results reinforce earlier evidence that homeopathic dilutions differ from placebo."