FOR HOMEOPATHY: A PRACTISING PHYSICIAN'S PERSPECTIVE

This article is a rebuttal to Kevin Smith's ‘Against Homeopathy,’ which was posted on 14 February 2011.1 It contends that his argument rests entirely on the assumption that homeopathic remedies are nothing but placebos. His argumentation is good, but his assumption is false. Evidence is present...

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Autor principal: Moskowitz, Richard (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
En: Bioethics
Año: 2012, Volumen: 26, Número: 9, Páginas: 499-500
Otras palabras clave:B biological activity
B Placebo
B the law of similars
B infinitesimal doses
B Homeopathy
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Sumario:This article is a rebuttal to Kevin Smith's ‘Against Homeopathy,’ which was posted on 14 February 2011.1 It contends that his argument rests entirely on the assumption that homeopathic remedies are nothing but placebos. His argumentation is good, but his assumption is false. Evidence is presented to show that the Law of Similars is plausible and that ultradilute remedies do indeed have biological activity.
ISSN:1467-8519
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.01949.x