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  1. What did the 2005 Shang et al. Lancet meta-analysis conclude about homeopathy?

    Answer: Clinical effects of homeopathy are consistent with the placebo effect

    Shang et al.'s 2005 Lancet analysis compared homeopathy and conventional medicine trials and concluded that homeopathy's effects were consistent with placebo, sparking significant controversy.

  2. What is 'individualised homeopathy' as tested in clinical research?

    Answer: Prescribing a unique remedy for each patient based on their complete symptom totality

    Individualised homeopathy prescribes a unique remedy per patient based on their full symptom picture, making it harder to test in standard RCT designs which typically use one treatment for all patients.

  3. Oscillococcinum is a popular OTC homeopathic product claimed to treat flu symptoms; what is it made from?

    Answer: Duck heart and liver (Anas barbariae) at 200C dilution

    Oscillococcinum is prepared from Anas barbariae (Barbary duck heart and liver) at a 200C potency and is one of the world's best-selling homeopathic products.

  4. What is the CORE-Hom database relevant to homeopathic research?

    Answer: A comprehensive clinical outcomes registry for homeopathic research studies

    CORE-Hom (Clinical Outcomes Registry and Evidence in Homeopathy) is an international registry of clinical homeopathy research designed to systematically compile evidence.

  5. The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health's 2012 report on homeopathy concluded:

    Answer: Homeopathy is effective, cost-effective, and safe enough to be included in basic health insurance

    Switzerland's 2012 Health Technology Assessment report concluded homeopathy was clinically effective, cost-effective, and safe, recommending its continued inclusion in national health insurance.

  6. What does the term 'homeoprophylaxis' refer to in homeopathic research?

    Answer: Using homeopathic remedies to prevent infectious disease (as an alternative or adjunct to vaccination)

    Homeoprophylaxis is the use of potentized homeopathic remedies (typically nosodes) to confer protection against specific infectious diseases, sometimes proposed as an alternative to conventional vaccines.