Homeopathy defies fundamental physics, chemistry and biology. In this video we’ll see how much evidence the Society of Homeopaths was able to bring to bear when a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards Authority, and we’ll look at some of the papers they didn’t present to the ASA.

The ASA’s ruling:
http://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/7/Society-of-Homeopaths/SHP_ADJ_157043.aspx

Referenced papers:

CHILDHOOD DIARRHOEA :
Jacobs et al 2003: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12634583

Other papers:
Jacobs et al 1994: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8165068
Jacbos et al 2000: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10784270
Jacobs et al 2006: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17034278

CHRONIC FATIGUE:
Davison et al 2011: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21733480

Other papers:
Awdry et al 1996: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=194209#REF-JRV10026-52
Weatherly-Jones et al 2004: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15016577
Alraek et al 2011: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201900/pdf/1472-6882-11-87.pdf
Reid et al 2011: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3275316/pdf/2011-1101.pdf

Mental Fatigue:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517425/pdf/1472-6882-12-167.pdf

FIBROMYALGIA:
Davidson et al 2011: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21733480
Perry et al 2010: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20099019

INFLUENZA:
Vickers et al 2006: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16855981

Other papers:
Mathie et al 2012: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23235586

Other info:
http://www.skepdic.com/oscillococcinum.html
http://www.csicop.org/news/press_releases/show/leading_scientists_and_physicians_rebuke_walmart_for_selling_ineffective_fl

PMS:
Yakir et al 2001: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11479782

Other papers:
Danno et al 2013: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23290881

Exercise for PMS:
Vishnupriya et al 2011: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23204690

RHEUMATIC DISEASES:

Other papers:
Jacobs et al 1991: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2008219
Fisher & Scott 2001: http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/9/1052.full.pdf+html
Andrade et al 1991: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2068543

SINUSITIS:
Friese & Zabalotnyi 2007: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17180695
Zabalotnyi et al 2007: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17362845
Wiesenauer et al 1989: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2667526

Homeopathy defies fundamental physics, chemistry and biology. What does it take to become a homeopath? No training is needed at all, but in this video we compare what seems to be the last BSc Homeopathy course in Britain with a BSc in medicine. The claim that the Swiss Government has endorsed homeopathy is also examined.

References:

The Centre for Homeopathic Education:
http://www.homeopathycollege.org/

Imperial College London’s medicine course:
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/undergraduate/mbbsbscmedicine/

The Contemporary College of Homeopathy:
www.conhom.com/professional-homeopathy-training.php

Society of Homeopaths article of 10 April 2012:
http://www.homeopathy-soh.org/2012/04/swiss-scientists-endorse-homeopathy-evidence

Natural News’ version of Ullman’s article:
http://www.naturalnews.com/035499_homeopathic_medicine_Swiss_report.html

HometopathyPlus’ version repeating claim of “government report”:
http://homeopathyplus.com.au/homeopathy-%E2%80%9Ccost-effective%E2%80%9D-swiss-government/

The Huffington Post original:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/homeopathic-medicine-_b_1258607.html

Swiss Medical Weekly, “The report “Homeopathy in healthcare: effectiveness, appropriateness, safety, costs” is not a “Swiss report””:
http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2012-13723/

The PEK, and Shang et al’s paper:
http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/krankenversicherung/00263/00264/04102/index.html

Sven Rudloff’s translation and analysis of the PEK:
http://www.zenosblog.com/2012/05/that-neutral-swiss-homeopathy-report/

The Quackometer’s “The Swizz Report on Homeopathy”:
http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2012/05/the-swizz-report-on-homeopathy.html

The House of Commons Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmsctech/45/45.pdf

Other resources for the interested:
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/category/homeopathy/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/fun-with-homeopaths-and-meta-analyses-of-homeopathy-trials/

http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/switzerland-endorse-homeopathy/

http://www.quackometer.net