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There is much wit and wisdom in John Diamond's commentary on the
"alternativists." But to characterize the European Union's "meta research"
(1) as a "tiny shred of evidence" (preceded as it was by two similarly
supportive meta-analyses in BMJ [2] and The Lancet [3]) is (well . . .) a
big bolus of bull.
1. van Wassenhoven, M., [Homeopathy],Rev Med Brux, 1998
Sep;19(4):A277-82. French.
2. Kleijnen J, et al., "Clinical trials of homoeopathy," BMJ, 1991
Feb 9; 302(6772):316-23.
3. Linde, K. et al., "Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo
effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials," Lancet, 1997 Sep
20;350(9081):834-43.
Tiny shred of hyperbole
There is much wit and wisdom in John Diamond's commentary on the
"alternativists." But to characterize the European Union's "meta research"
(1) as a "tiny shred of evidence" (preceded as it was by two similarly
supportive meta-analyses in BMJ [2] and The Lancet [3]) is (well . . .) a
big bolus of bull.
1. van Wassenhoven, M., [Homeopathy],Rev Med Brux, 1998
Sep;19(4):A277-82. French.
2. Kleijnen J, et al., "Clinical trials of homoeopathy," BMJ, 1991
Feb 9; 302(6772):316-23.
3. Linde, K. et al., "Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo
effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials," Lancet, 1997 Sep
20;350(9081):834-43.
Competing interests: No competing interests