Homeopathy defenders often cite effects on babies and animals
Homeopathy defenders often cite effects on babies and animals as proof that it must work because the patient is unaware of the treatment. The fact is, that placebo effect can work by proxy. A concerned parent worried about a child (I know, I have 3 kids, the youngest only 7 weeks old) can transmit that worry by voice, gesture and facial expression. Giving the child a remedy of any kind gives a feeling that you are doing something to help. That reduces your stress/ worry factor and the infant will pick up on that. Also... very often a child's symptoms will calm down naturally without intervention. If that happens to coincide with the treatment, then it is a strong emotional human desire to interpret correlation as cure.
I'm an open minded and inquisitive person. I always make my own mind up about things, but to say you are open minded about Homeopathy (at least from an evidence-based standpoint) is roughly equivalent to saying you are open minded about the existence of the Easter Bunny.
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notoolsovernight you're all luvvly an' 'orrible, Sun 19 Feb 2012, 21:04,
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How many times has this "Easter Bunny" been diluted?
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Mon 20 Feb 2012, 0:00,
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