* Whole Systems of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Models for Approaching Homeopathic Research
* Observational Studies, Qualitative Research
* Clinical Trials and Meta-Analyses
* Practice Based Research
* Basic Sciences Relevant to Homeopathy
* PreClinical Studies
* Complex Systems Theories of Remedy Action

Water and Homeopathy
Rustum Roy PhD, Professor of Materials Science -
Pennsylania State University and Arizona State University
www.RustumRoy.com

Martin Chaplin BSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/index2.html

Additional Homeopathic Research Articles

Showing the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment in various areas. For a more extensive listing of homeopathic research articles, meta-analyses, peer reviewed journals and studies, please see: www.nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org (research section)

Journal Research
British Medical Journal, 1991
Published 107 clinical trials of homeopathy; of the 22 best-quality studies, 15 showed positive results in conditions such as:
• hay fever, influenza, migraine headaches, trauma, and duration of delivery

Fibromyalgia
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2004 May;43(5):577-82. Epub 2004 Jan 20
“Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo”, Bell IR, Lewis DA 2nd, Brooks AJ, Schwartz GE, Lewis SE, Walsh BT, Baldwin CM.
• Participants on active treatment showed significantly greater improvements in tender point count and tender point pain, quality of life, global health and a trend toward less depression compared with those on placebo

Depression
Homeopathy. 2005 Jul;94(3):141-4
“Depression research in homeopathy: hopeless or hopeful?” Bell IR.

Hay Fever and Allergic Asthma
Allergies were shown to improve with homeopathic treatment.
Reilly, D., et al., “Randomized Controlled Trial of Homeopathy Versus Placebo in Perennial Allergic Rhinitis with Overview of Four Trial Series,” British Medical Journal, 321, pg., 471-476, (August 19, 2000)

Additional articles in Lancet, 1986 and 1994

Influenza
Faster recovery from the flu with homeopathic treatment was shown. Ferley, J. P., et al., “A Controlled Evaluation of a Homeopathic Preparation in the Treatment of influenza-Like Syndromes,” British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 27, pp. 329-335 (1989).

Diarrhea
Jacobs, Jennifer, L. Margarita Jimenez, Stephen S. Gloyd, James L. Gale, and Dean Crothers, “Treatment of Acute Childhood Diarrhea with Homeopathic Medicine: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Nicaragua”, Pediairics, Volume 93, Number 5, pp. 719-725 (May 1994).

Jacobs, J., et al. “Homeopathic Treatment of Acute Childhood Diarrhea: Results from a Clinical Trial in Nepal”, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume 6, pp. 131-139 (2000)..

Homeopathy vs. Antibiotics
Albrecht, H., et al., “Homeopathy Versus Antibiotics in Metaphylaxis of Infectious Diseases”, Alternative Therapies, Volume 5, Number 5, pp. 64-68 (September, 1999).
Results show homeopathy was far superior to prophylactic doses of antibiotics in preventing respiratory disease in pigs on pig farms.

Alcoholism
Less relapse of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts undergoing homeopathic treatment was shown. Garcia-Swain, Susan, “A Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled Trial Applying Homeopathy to Chemical Dependency,” Hahnemann College of Homeopathy, Albany, California (June, 1993).

Ear Infections
Faster recovery and less treatment failures with homeopathic treatment of otitis media (ear infections) in children.
Jacobs, J., et al., “Homeopathic Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Children: A Preliminary Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial, ”Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal”, 20,, 2, pp. 177-183 (February 2001).