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https://read.qxmd.com/read/35747116/dangerous-placebo-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-series-of-homoeopathic-arsenicum-album-induced-liver-injury
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Arif H Theruvath, Resmi Raveendran, Cyriac A Philips
Complementary and alternative medicines were promoted as health supplements, "immune-boosters" and COVID-19 preventive drugs through visual, print, and social media, during the pandemic. In this context, specifically in India, the homeopathic remedy, Arsenicum Album 30C prepared from arsenic trioxide was widely prescribed and publicly supplied through government agencies among adults and school-going children. Inorganic arsenic, known as the "king of poisons" is a highly toxic substance with the potential to cause acute as well as chronic injury to multiple organ systems, mainly skin, lung, liver, and kidneys...
June 2022: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34737912/efficacy-of-individualized-homeopathy-in-treatment-resistant-depression
#22
Noheli Zepeda-Quiroz, Rodolfo Luna-Reséndiz, Jacqueline Soto-Sánchez
Treatment-resistant major depression (TRD), defined as an insufficient response to at least two antidepressant treatments, is usually treated with antidepressants, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, and vagus nerve stimulation or combinations of these. However, the response rate is modest and, on many occasions, insufficient or nonexistent. Here, we describe the case of a 19-year-old woman with a history of TRD, treated for depression since the age of five years...
October 2021: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34666409/homeopathy-for-covid-19-prevention-report-of-an-intervention-at-a-brazilian-service-sector-company
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Paulo Sergio Jordão Daruiche, Walter Swain Canoas, Katya Aparecida Gonçalves Figueira, Giovani Bravin Peres
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide, with serious economic and social repercussions. Homeopaths around the world have been studying to find a genus epidemicus (GE) medicine that might help in the prevention and treatment of this disease. OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence of COVID-19 between employees who received or did not receive a homeopathic GE medicine for disease prevention. METHODS: Retrospective cohort analysis...
May 2022: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34592778/randomized-double-blind-placebo-controlled-feasibility-study-evaluating-the-efficacy-of-homeopathic-medicines-in-the-prevention-of-covid-19-in-a-quarantined-population
#24
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Gitanjali Talele, Shashikant Vaidhya, Abhay Chowdhary, Paul Herscu, Rajesh Shah
INTRODUCTION: Exploring preventive therapeutic measures has been among the biggest challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We explored the feasibility and methods of recruitment, retention, and potential signal of efficacy, of selected homeopathic medicines as preventive measure for developing COVID-19 in a multi-group study. METHODS: A six-group, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prophylaxis study was conducted in a COVID-19 exposed population in a quarantine facility in Mumbai, India...
February 2022: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/34500485/impact-of-bias-in-data-collection-of-covid-19-cases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raj Kumar Manchanda, Anjali Miglani, Moumita Chakraborty, Baljeet Singh Meena, Kavita Sharma, Meeta Gupta, Ashok Sharma, Vishal Chadha, Purnima Rani, Rahul Kumar Singh, Lex Rutten
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:  Prognostic factor research (PFR), prevalence of symptoms and likelihood ratio (LR) play an important role in identifying prescribing indications of useful homeopathic remedies. It involves meticulous unbiased collection and analysis of data collected during clinical practice. This paper is an attempt to identify causes of bias and suggests ways to mitigate them for improving the accuracy in prescribing for better clinical outcomes and execution of randomized controlled studies...
September 9, 2021: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33937620/pivotal-new-normal-telemedicine-secured-psychiatric-homeopathy-medicine-transmission-in-post-covid
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joydeep Dey
In this Post-COVID-19 "New Normal" era, the importance of Telemedicine is immense. In telemedicine, the patients' sensitive medical data security is the matter of highest demands. There exists data transmission between the psychiatric patients and psychiatrists through web-based portal. Cryptography is the essential component where medical data is transmitted securely. Insomnia, Depression, Mood swings, Fear of death, etc are the common mental conditions observed in this COVID-19 pandemic. A symmetric key based on randomization of numbers were generated by a reliable and third party Key Distribution Centre...
April 27, 2021: International journal of information technology: an official journal of Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Computer Applications and Management
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33930904/homeopathic-remedies-in-covid-19-prognostic-factor-research
#27
MULTICENTER STUDY
Raj Kumar Manchanda, Anjali Miglani, Meeta Gupta, Baljeet Singh Meena, Vishal Chadha, Franco Joseph, Amrit Kalsi, Pramod Konthembath, Kavita Sharma, Kamsali Nadigadda Rama, Prabhjeet Kaur, Jithesh Thavarayil Kannoth, Cheshta Nagrath, Anju Jethani, Shajimol Nellikka Aniyeri, Anu Chawla, Malaya Kumar Ray, Manjula Ghuliani, Ram Kumar Kudiyarasu, Shruti Naskar, Sudha Bala, Brender Sharma
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease; its clinical profile and natural history are evolving. Each well-recorded case in homeopathic practice is important for deciding the future course of action. This study aims at identifying clinically useful homeopathic remedies and their prescribing symptoms using the prognostic factor research model. METHODS: This was an open-label, multi-centric, observational study performed from April 2020 to July 2020 at various public health care clinics...
August 2021: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33567460/clinical-characteristics-and-remedy-profiles-of-patients-with-covid-19-a-retrospective-cohort-study
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bipin Jethani, Meeta Gupta, Parul Wadhwani, Rekha Thomas, Thankaraj Balakrishnan, George Mathew, Mohit Mathur, Bachha Pompi Rao, Dhananjay Shukla, Aashima Khullar, Meghna Khera, Himani Sharma, Ravinder Kumar, Sudeep Kumar, Sayami Jaggi, Robin Sinha, Kamal Rawal, Anu Kapoor, Raj Kumar Manchanda
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to identify indicated homeopathic remedies based on the clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in India. METHODS: In this retrospective, cohort study, confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted at a COVID Health Centre in New Delhi between April 29 and June 17, 2020 were given conventional and homeopathic treatment. Patients were grouped into mild, moderate or severe categories of disease. Their symptomatologic profiles were analyzed to identify indicated homeopathic medicines...
May 2021: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33306725/behavioral-preventive-measures-and-the-use-of-medicines-and-herbal-products-among-the-public-in-response-to-covid-19-in-bangladesh-a-cross-sectional-study
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Iftekhar Ahmed, Maruf Hasan, Rahima Akter, Bidduth Kumar Sarkar, Marufa Rahman, Md Samun Sarker, Mohammed A Samad
The present study was conducted to assess the behavioral preventive measures and the use of medicines and herbal foods/products among the public in response to Covid-19. A cross-sectional survey comprised of 1222 participants was conducted from 27 June to 20 July 2020. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to identify the differences in behavioral preventive practices across different demographic categories. To identify the factors associated with the use of preventive medicines and herbal foods/products, multivariable logistic regression was performed...
2020: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30290377/biological-actions-electrical-conductance-and-silicon-containing-microparticles-of-arsenicum-album-prepared-in-plastic-and-glass-vials
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Luciane Costa Dalboni, Cideli de Paula Coelho, Renata Rossettini Palombo Pedro, Michelle Sanchez Correia, Fabiana Rodrigues de Santana, Thayná Neves Cardoso, Sandra Augusta G Pinto, Anuska M Alvares-Saraiva, Maristela Dutra-Correa, Giovani B Peres, Carla Holandino, André Rossi, Amarilys de Toledo César, Silvia Waisse, Leoni Villano Bonamin
INTRODUCTION:  According to the "silica hypothesis" formulated to explain homeopathy, the information of starting materials would be transferred to cells by silica nanoparticles detached from the glassware walls by serial dilution and agitation through epitaxy. We compared the biological activity, electrical current and silicon microparticle content (by means of scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) of high dilutions (HDs) of arsenic prepared in plastic and glass vials to investigate the role of silica in their biological effects in vitro...
February 2019: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29871023/effectiveness-of-homeopathic-medicines-as-add-on-to-institutional-management-protocol-for-acute-encephalitis-syndrome-in-children-an-open-label-randomized-placebo-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Praveen Oberai, Roja Varanasi, Maya Padmanabhan, Alok Upadhyaya, Supriya Singh, Samarendra Pratap Singh, Deepika Vikram, Tariq Khan, Ramesh Prasad, A K Gupta, J R Singh, Raj K Manchanda
BACKGROUND: Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is endemic to certain parts of India, with limited treatment options. In our initial exploratory comparative observational study of 151 patients with AES, there was significantly reduced mortality with adjunctive homeopathy compared to institutional management protocol (IMP). The present randomized placebo-controlled trial brings more statistical rigor to this research program. METHODS: This study was conducted at a pediatric unit from 2013 to 2015...
August 2018: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29458932/efficacy-of-arsenicum-album-30ch-in-preventing-febrile-episodes-following-dpt-hepb-polio-vaccination-a-randomized-double-blind-placebo-controlled-clinical-trial
#32
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Shubhamoy Ghosh, Taraknath Ghosh, Ramkumar Mondal, Supratim Patra, Sumantra Das, Sk Swaif Ali, Munmun Koley, Subhranil Saha
BACKGROUND: Among the post-immunization adverse events, especially of Diphtheria-Pertusis-Tetanus (DPT), fever is a common systemic reaction. There is anecdotal support for the use of the homeopathic medicine Arsenicum album in preventing post-vaccination fever. The investigators intended to evaluate its efficacy in preventing febrile episodes following vaccination. METHODS: In the community medicine out-patient of Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, India, between August 2014 and January 2017, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on 120 children (verum: 60, placebo: 60) who presented for the 2nd and 3rd dose of DPT-HepB-Polio vaccination and reported febrile episodes following the 1st dose...
February 2018: Complementary Therapies in Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23870378/homeopathic-treatment-of-patients-with-influenza-like-illness-during-the-2009-a-h1n1-influenza-pandemic-in-india
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MULTICENTER STUDY
Robert T Mathie, Elizabeth S Baitson, Joyce Frye, Chaturbhuja Nayak, Rajkumar K Manchanda, Peter Fisher
INTRODUCTION: We conducted a prospective, multi-centre, data collection survey of homeopathic practice in treatment of influenza-like illness in India during the 2009 pandemic of A/H1N1 influenza ('swine flu', SF). AIMS: To survey the practice of homeopathic practitioners in India in the management of SF, with respect to: (a) patients' symptoms at presentation and at follow-up (FU) consultation; (b) homeopathic medicines prescribed. METHODS: Data collection took place from October 2009 to February 2010, at the peak of the pandemic...
July 2013: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23290880/clinical-verification-in-homeopathy-and-allergic-conditions
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michel Van Wassenhoven
BACKGROUND: The literature on clinical research in allergic conditions treated with homeopathy includes a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCT) for hay fever with positive conclusions and two positive RCTs in asthma. Cohort surveys using validated Quality of Life questionnaires have shown improvement in asthma in children, general allergic conditions and skin diseases. Economic surveys have shown positive results in eczema, allergy, seasonal allergic rhinitis, asthma, food allergy and chronic allergic rhinitis...
January 2013: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22489193/therapeutic-effect-of-arsenicum-album-on-leukocytes
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elaine C Ive, Ingrid M S Couchman, Lalini Reddy
The therapeutic effects of homoeopathic Arsenicum album potencies were investigated in-vitro, using a continuous cell line (MT4), pre-intoxicated with arsenic trioxide (As(2)O(3)), and then treated with succussed and unsuccussed homoeopathic potencies, 6CH, 30CH and 200CH. This study aimed to verify the homoeopathic law of similars and to determine whether potencies diluted beyond Avogadro's constant had physiological effects on cells; whether various potencies would cause different effects as suggested by the concept of hormesis; whether succussed and unsuccussed homoeopathic potencies had different effects on the cells; and to establish whether a biotechnological method could be used to evaluate the above...
2012: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/22313889/potentiated-homeopathic-drug-arsenicum-album-30c-inhibits-intracellular-reactive-oxygen-species-generation-and-up-regulates-expression-of-arsenic-resistance-gene-in-arsenite-exposed-bacteria-escherichia-coli
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Arnab De, Durba Das, Suman Dutta, Debrup Chakraborty, Naoual Boujedaini, Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh
OBJECTIVE: To examine if potentiated homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album 30C (Ars Alb 30C) can reduce sodium arsenite-induced toxicity in Escherichia coli. METHODS: E. coli were exposed to low arsenite insult after they grew up to log phase in standard Luria-Bertani medium. E. coli were treated with 1 or 2 mmol/L sodium arsenite alone (control), or Ars Alb 30C was added to the medium of a subset of sodium arsenite-treated bacteria (drug-treated), or homeopathically agitated alcohol was added to the medium containing a subset of sodium arsenite-treated bacteria (placebo-treated)...
February 2012: Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao, Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/21962205/review-of-the-use-of-high-potencies-in-basic-research-on-homeopathy
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REVIEW
Jürgen Clausen, Roeland van Wijk, Henning Albrecht
The HomBRex database includes details of about 1500 basic research experiments in homeopathy. A general overview on the experiments listed in the HomBRex database is presented, focusing on high dilutions and the different settings in which those were used. Though often criticised, many experiments with remedies diluted beyond Avogadro's number demonstrate specific effects. A total of 830 experiments employing high potencies was found; in 745 experiments of these (90%), at least one positive result was reported...
October 2011: Homeopathy: the Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/21787219/an-exploratory-study-on-scientific-investigations-in-homeopathy-using-medical-analyzer
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nirupama Mishra, K Charan Muraleedharan, Akalpita Sriniwas Paranjpe, Devendra Kumar Munta, Hari Singh, Chaturbhuja Nayak
BACKGROUND: The action of homeopathic medicines, in ultra-high dilution, is not directly observable. An attempt was made to explore autonomic response of selective homeopathic medicines, in healthy persons, using Medical Analyzer System (Electronics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India). OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to observe the action of homeopathic medicines on physiologic variability of heart rate and blood flow. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pre- and postinterventional variability spectra of heart rate and blood flow of 77 subjects were recorded with the Medical Analyzer System, administering homeopathic preparations of Aconitum napellus (6c, 10M), Arsenicum album (200c, 1M), Gelsemium sempervirens (200c, 1M), Phosphorus (200c, 1M), Pulsatilla nigricans (200c) and Sulphur (200c, 1M) versus placebo control...
August 2011: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/21749826/potentized-homeopathic-drug-arsenicum-album-30c-positively-modulates-protein-biomarkers-and-gene-expressions-in-saccharomyces-cerevisae-exposed-to-arsenate
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Durba Das, Arnab De, Suman Dutta, Raktim Biswas, Naoual Boujedaini, Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh
OBJECTIVE: This study examines if homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album 30C (Ars Alb 30C) can elicit ameliorative responses in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) exposed to arsenate. METHODS: The yeast S. cerevisiae 699 was cultured in a standard yeast extract peptone dextrose broth medium. It was exposed to the final concentration of 0.15 mmol/L arsenate for two intervals, 1 h and 2 h, respectively. The cell viability was determined along with the assessment of several toxicity biomarkers such as catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), total thiol (GSH) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation and DNA damage...
July 2011: Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao, Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/21669162/an-initial-report-on-the-efficacy-of-a-millesimal-potency-arsenicum-album-lm-0-3-in-ameliorating-arsenic-toxicity-in-humans-living-in-a-high-risk-arsenic-village
#40
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh, Antara Banerjee, Surjyo Jyoti Biswas, Susanta Roy Karmakar, Pathikrit Banerjee, Surajit Pathak, Bibhas Guha, Saiful Haque, Debarsi Das, Arnab De, Durba Das, Naoual Boujedaini
BACKGROUND: Millions of people are at risk of groundwater arsenic contamination, and there is no known remedy that can effectively remove the symptoms of prolonged arsenic poisoning. A potentized homeopathic drug, Arsenicum Album LM 0/3 (Ars Alb LM 0/3), is claimed in homeopathic literature to have the ability to treat symptoms similar to that of arsenic poisoning. OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether Ars Alb LM 0/3 could provide some degree of amelioration for the victims living in an arsenic-affected village where no arsenic-free drinking water is available...
June 2011: Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao, Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine
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