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Homeopathic remedies no better than placebo, study finds

August 26, 2005
Source: Globe and Mail
Original story — link verified on August 26, 2005

Homeopathic remedies may help people feel better, but the impact appears to be no greater than a placebo effect, a comparison of more than 200 studies of alternative medicine and conventional treatments concludes. In an editorial accompanying the research, The Lancet writes that the conclusion drawn by Dr. Egger’s team is not surprising. “Of greater interest is the fact that this debate continues, despite 150 years of unfavourable findings. The more diluted the evidence for homeopathy becomes, the greater seems its popularity.”