Jeg fortsetter med Dana Ullmans artikkel fra 1995 med «vitenskapelig dokumentasjon» for homeopatiens effekt, og denne gangen tar jeg for meg homeopati mot migrene.
Ullman skriver:
A study of the homeopathic treatment of migraine headache was conducted in Italy. Sixty patients were randomized and entered into a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients regularly filled out a questionnaire on the frequency, intensity, and characteristics of their head pain. They were prescribed a single dose of a 30c remedy at four separate times over two-week intervals. Eight remedies were considered, and prescribers were allowed to use any two with a patient. While only 17% of patients given a placebo experienced relief of their migraine pain, an impressive 93% of patients given an individualized homeopathic medicine experienced good results.
Studien det henvises til er visstnok denne: «Bruno Brigo, and G. Serpelloni, «Homeopathic Treatment of Migraines: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Study of 60 Cases,» Berlin Journal on Research in Homeopathy, March 1991, 1,2:98-106.» Det refereres ofte til denne studien på pro-homeopati-nettsider, men ingen ser ut til å kunne finne hverken journalen eller studien noe sted. Ergo er det umulig å kontrollere studiens metoder og resultat. Når den ikke heller er publisert i noe fagfellevurdert medisinsk tidsskrift, er den uansett å anse som verdiløs i vitenskapelig sammenheng.
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