Evidence of Homeopathy - In Practice and Research

Since the British medical journal “The Lancet” declared homeopathy to be dead in 2005, the media image of homeopathy has been characterized by increasingly one-sided reporting and commentary. There is general consensus that the efficacy of homeopathic remedies is unproven and any successful treatment can be traced to the placebo effect. Ten years after the appearance of the first issue of SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY we will therefore venture a survey of the state of evidence for homeopathy.

Our authors’ articles from research and practice aim to present differing grades of evidence, from randomized placebo-controlled double-blind studies through practice-oriented observational studies to well documented case studies of serious pathology. At the same time we are also interested in the poor quality of the media-friendly meta-analyses, which are constantly cited by sceptics and opponents of homeopathy to prove its lack of efficacy. With the contributions in this anniversary edition we want to equip our readers with data, facts, and arguments to improve the standing of homeopathy in the public discussion.