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HRI London 2019 – Call for Abstracts now open
29 October 2018
HRI’s 4th International Research Conference will take place in London from 14-16 June 2019. For full abstract guidelines and to make your submission online, visit www.HRILondon2019.org. Deadline Monday 10th December 2018.
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Clinical benefits of individualised homeopathy for menopausal women with depression
Dr Emma Macías-Cortés discusses the remarkable results of a high quality double-blind, double-dummy superiority trial, comparing three test groups receiving homeopathy or fluoxetine or placebo, demonstrating the clinical benefits of individualised homeopathy for peri- and post-menopausal women with depression.
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Effectiveness of Homeopathic Medicines as Add-on to Institutional Management Protocol for Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Children: An Open-Label Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Oberai P, Varanasi R, Padmanabhan M, et al.
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Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) comment on controversial study of high-dilution Rhus toxicodendron
A recently published experimental study investigating the effects of high-dilution preparations of Rhus toxicodendron has sparked controversy in research circles. At the time of its publication, in September 2018, HRI received a significant number of enquiries due to the study’s apparent relationship with homeopathy.
EASAC statement on homeopathy
The European Academies’ Scientific Advisory Council (EASAC) recently published a statement on Homeopathic products and practices, the analysis and conclusions of which were based on supposedly ‘excellent science-based assessments already published by authoritative and impartial bodies.’
Evidence base highlight
Homeopathy in the treatment of depression: a systematic review Open Access
Viksveen P, Fibert P, Relton C.
Eur.J.Integr.Med., 2018; 22: 22-36
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