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Indeed. But homeopathy, and alternative medicines, and 'natural substances' are not the same thing. Not at all. You are conflating the good, the bad and the ugly. Aspirin, morphine and digitalis. All natural products. All powerful medicines. Feverfew - an alternative pain killer. A...

That's nitrous oxide. An anaesthetic. It isn't homeopathic.....

ps - yes placebo by proxy. I mentioned it in passing in an earlier post without giving it a name. It sthe equivalent of 'home advantage' at football. It is why I asked GT49er what his brother remembered from the time. One last comment - it is a mistake to look for a mechanism for how one...

Well said, and of course I do! Someone who wants to strike out the right outcome because it arived via an unapproved method is what is technically know as a vindictive b'stard :lolol: Also despite my immutable attitude to design and analysis, and the inviolate role of scientific proof, I don't...

Your GP (at the time) does not have the same mindset as me - it was very wrong of him to remove you from the NHS list. I would be interested to know what anaesthetic you were given at the homeopathic hospital. An old colleage of mine was head of anaesthesiology at a big teaching hospital. He...

Context - somehow we got into a discussion about whether alternative medicine has intrinsic benefit or may 'work' in some people due to the placebo effect. I'm not comfortable with such a discussion to be a battle of personal experiences. But, yes, it was sneering. I apologise for that. The...

Correct. And add in the 'power of the white coat'. Yes, that's a brilliant post. The subject of 'mind over matter' is very interesting, and I would always advocate adopting a positive attitude because it may be helpful. I tried acupuncure myself once, and imagine that my shoulder pain...

Please point me to the article that shows that the homeopathic intervention effected the cure. My guess is it is in the same publication that reported that touching a piece of the true cross can cure blindness. I suspect that you don't understand the meaning if scientific proof. I can assure...

It has a complete monopoly on scientific facts, by definition. If it's 'alternative facts' you want, fill your boots. Of course there are more things that are uncertain than there are scientific facts (although there are rather a lot of scientific facts). To find answers we can either use the...

Coincidence. 'Placebo effect'. There are millions of people who will claim thay prayed to Jesus and what they prayed for came to pass. That does not prove the existence of god. Homeopathy does not work. If you get a 'result' it will be pure chance. This is why 'alternative' medicine...

A good example of why homeopathy is not only foolish but dangerous.