In a modern issue of the British M...

In a modern issue of the British Medical Journal, ends 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 exhibition conducted in London by four general practices and a hospital ear, nose and throat outpatient department, studied the powers of homeopathic remedies versus placebos onward 50 patients with allergic rhinitis. The patients were randomly assigned an oral 30c homeopathic preparation or placebo. The results? The homeopathy cluster had a "significant objective improvement in nasal airflow compared with the placebo group" This was the fourth of a series of experiments to provide evidence for or against the validity of homeopathic remedies. The conclusion was made that "the objective outcomes reinforce earlier evidence that homeopathic dilutions differ from placebo."

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