Homeopathy : european experts consider it ineffective

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Published the 04.10.2017 at 13h29

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The French pays lip service to homeopathy. They are even the champions of the world : while they represent only 1 % of the world population, they consume 20 % of homeopathic medicines sold. More than half admit to using it. Despite this success, the discipline suffers from its lack of legitimacy, pharmacological.

Its detractors, which represent the quasi-totality of the scientific community, fustigent its principle is pseudo-scientific. This reluctance is now officially shared by the Academy of Sciences european (EASAC), which says in a press release that, even though there may be, ” sometimes “, a placebo effect, there was ” no evidence of robust and reproducible efficacy of homeopathic drugs, whatever the disease “.

Ineffective, and dangerous

EASAC considers, therefore, that only the placebo effect may explain the efficacy of homeopathic medicines, and that all studies showing pharmacological interest are poorly designed, poorly conducted or biased. The working group at the origin of this notice, comprised of scientists from all over Europe, goes even further.

He believes that ” homeopathy can be dangerous, discouraging patients or delaying the use of medical care based on scientific evidence, and violating the public’s trust in such evidence “. The experts are without doubt, in part, reference to the death of a boy Italian of 7 years a few months ago.

Treated only with homeopathy, the child had died due to a simple ear infection. Homeopathy is not directly in issue, but had embezzled an effective treatment.