ICYMI:
- Homeopathy is effective, which explains why so many people swear by it.
- Homeopathy is not more effective than placebo but it is particularly powerful in triggering ...
- Efficacy of drugs is usually assessed based on the benefit beyond placebo baseline. So based on that standard, homeopathy is ineffective.
This brings up two questions. One ethical, one ...
Should doctors give placebos to adult patients? (Without disclosing that it’s a placebo, since that would reduce the placebo effect)
Should society allow the producers of homeopathic products to generate huge profits by selling hot air? In Germany, ...
In case you disagree with the ‘not more effective than placebo’ statement:
- Homeopathic products contain no or very few molecules of a potentially effective compound.
- There is no theory...