Included on this page:

    SUGGESTED READING MATERIAL ON HOMEOPATHY

    HOMEOPATHIC RESEARCH

Reading

    * Homeopathic Medicine at Home, paperback on homeopathic philosophy and home care for first aid and acute illnesses by Maesimund B. Panos, M.D., D.Ht., and Jane Heimlich.

    * Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicine, paperback on homeopathic philosophy, case solution, and self care of medical conditions, including tips on when to call the doctor, by Dana Ullman, M.P.H., and S. Cummings, F.N.P.

    * Healing with Homeopathy, by Wayne B. Jonas, M.D., Jennifer Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., presents the latest on how, when, and why homeopathy works.

First Aid

    *First Aid Homeopathy in Accidents and Ailments, paperback, by Dr. D. M. Gibson (British Homoeopathic Association).

    *Homeopathy for the First Aider, paperback, by Dr. Dorothy Shepherd.

HOMEOPATHIC RESEARCH

Basic Science Research

    * Cazin J, Cazin M, Gaborit JL, et. al. A study of the effect of decimal and centesimal dilutions of arsenic on the retention and mobilization of arsenic in the rat. Human Toxicology 1987;6:315-20.

    * Davenas E, Beauvais F, Amara J, et. al. Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE. Nature 1988; 333:816-18.

    * Davenas E, Poitevan B, Benveniste J. Effect on mouse peritoneal macrophages of orally administered very high dilutions of silica. Europ J of Pharmacol 1987;135:313-9.

    * Doutremepuich C, et.al. Template bleeding time after ingestion of ultra low dosages of acetyl salicylic acid in healthy subjects. Thrombosis Res 1987;48:501-4.

    * Endler PC, Pongratz W, Kastberger G, Wiegant FAC, Schulte J. The effect of highly diluted thyroxine on the climbing activity of frogs. Veterinary and Human Toxicology. 1994; 36:56-59.

    * Fisher P, House I, Belon P, Turner P. The influence of the homeopathic remedy Plumbum Metallicum on the excretion kinetics of lead in rats. Human Toxicology 1987; 6:321-4.

    * Poitevin B, Davenas E, Benveniste J. In vitro immunological degranulation of human basophils is modulated by lung histamine and apis mellifica. Br J Clin Pharmac 1988;25:439-44.

    * Weigant F, vanRijn J, van Wijk R. Enhancement of the stress response by minute amounts of cadmium in sensitized Reuber H35 hepatoma cells. Toxicology 1997; 116:27-37.

    * Jonas W, Sin Y, Willimas A, Tortella R, Tuma R. Treatment of experimental stroke with low-dose glutamate and homeopathic Arnica Montana. Perfusion 1999; 12:452-62.

Clinical research

    * Gibson RG, Gibson SL, MacNeill AD, Buchanan WW. Homoeopathic therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: evaluation by double-blind clinical therapeutic trial. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1980; 9:453-9.

    * Reilly DT, Taylor MA, McSharry C, Aitchison T. Is homoeopathy a placebo response? Controlled trial of homoeopathic potency, with pollen in hayfever as model. Lancet 1986; ii:881-5.

    * Fisher P, Greenwood A, Huskisson EC, Turner P, Belon P. Effect of homeopathic treatment on fibrositis (primary fibromyalgia). Br Med J 1989;299:365-6.

    * Ferley JP, Smirou D, D'Adhemar D, Balducci F. A controlled evaluation of a homeopathic preparation in the treatment of influenza-like syndromes.  Br J Clin Pharmacol 1989;27:329-35.

    * Kleijnen J, Knipschild Peter Riet G. Clinical trials of homoeopathy. Brit Med J 1991;302:316-23.

    * Jacobs J, Jiminez LM, Gloyd S, Gale J, Crothers D. Treatment of acute childhood diarrhea with homeopathic medicine: a randomized clinical trial in Nicaragua, Pediatrics 1994; 93: 719-25.

    * Reilly D, Taylor MA, Beattie NGM, et al. Is evidence for homoeopathy reproducible? Lancet 1994;344: 1601-6.

    * L^kken P, Straumsheim PA, Tveiten D, Skjelbred P, Borchgrevink CF. Effect of homoeopathy on pain and other events after acute trauma: placebo controlled trial with bilateral oral surgery. Brit Med J 1995; 310:1439-42.

    * de Lange de Klerk ESM, Blommers J, Kuik DJ, Bezemer PD, Feenstra L. Effect of homoepathic medicines on daily burden of symptoms in children with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. Brit Med J 1994; 309:1329-32.

    * Linde, Clausius N, Ramirez G, et. al. Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials. Lancet 1997; 350:834-43.

    * Jacobs J, Chapman EH, Crothers D. Patient characteristics and practice patterns of physicians using homeopathy. Arch Fam Med. 1998; 7:537-40.

    * Weiser M, Strosser W, Klein P. Homeopathic vs conventional treatment of vertigo: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical study. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998; 124:879-85.

    * Chapman EH, Weintraub RJ, Milburn MA, Pirozzi TO, Woo E. Homeopathic treatment of mild traumatic brain injury: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Head Trauma R 1999; 521-42.

    * Jacobs J, Jimenez LM, Malthouse S, et. al. Homeopathic treatment of acute childhood diarrhea: results from a clinical trial in Nepal. J Altern Complem Med 2000; 6:131-9.

    * Barnett ED, Levatin JL, Chapman EH, et. al. Challenges of evaluating homeopathic treatment of acute otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2000; 19:273-5.

    * Taylor, MA, Reilly D, Llewellyn-Jones RH, McSharry C, Aitchison TC. Randomised controlled trial of homoeopathy versus placebo in perennial allergic rhinitis with overview of four trial series. BMJ 2000; 321:471-6.

    * Jacobs, J, Springer DS, Crothers D. Homeopathic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a preliminary randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J, accepted for publication Feb 2001.

    * Vickers AJ, Fisher P, Smith C, Wyllie SE, Rees R. Homeopathic Arnica 30X is ineffective for muscle soreness after long-distance running: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Clin J Pain 1998; 14: 227-31.

    * Fisher P, Scott DL. A randomized controlled trial of homeopathy in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology 2001; 40:1052-1055.

    * Vandenbrouck JP, de Craen JM. Alternative Medicine: A "mirror image" for scientific reasoning in conventional medicine. Ann Intern Med 2001; 135:507-13.