Edzard Ernst MD, PhD, MAE, FMedSci, FRSB, FRCP, FRCPEd.
WEB2 days ago · Many patients seek Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics. This study aimed to estimate the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in adults diagnosed with obesity, with or without CHM.. Patients with obesity aged 18 to 50 years were identified using diagnostic codes from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database between 2008 ...
St John’s Wort for depression: the biggest success story of …
WEBOct 7, 2016 · A new systematic review evaluated St. John’s wort (SJW) for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The objectives of this review were to (1) evaluate the efficacy and safety of SJW in adults with MDD compared to placebo and active comparator and (2) evaluate whether the effects vary by severity of MDD.
Reviewing a study of homeopathy. How do we best prevent …
WEBAug 16, 2019 · Before a scientific paper gets published in a journal, it is submitted to the process of peer-review. Essentially, this means that the editor sends it to 2 or 3 experts in the field asking them to review the submission. Reviewers usually do not get any reward for this, yet the task they are asked to do can be tedious, difficult and time-consuming.
How to differentiate good from bad research - Edzard Ernst
WEBJan 31, 2017 · Blinding of investigators, including clinicians administering the treatments. Clear definition of a primary outcome measure. Sufficiently large sample size demonstrated with a power calculation. Adequate statistical analyses. Clear presentation of the data such that an independent assessor can check them.
Chiropractic: Not All That It’s Cracked Up to Be - Edzard Ernst
WEBAug 25, 2020 · This book offers an easy to understand, concise and dependable evaluation of chiropractic. It enables you to make up your own mind. I want you to take therapeutic decisions that are reasonable and based on solid evidence. My book should empower you to do just that. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9820267.
Gems in homeopathy, part 2: pre-clinical research
WEBMay 29, 2017 · In my previous post, I mentioned the current volume of the ‘Allgemeinen Homöopathischen Zeitung’ which contains the abstracts of the ‘Homeopathic World Congress 2017’ (btw: the remarkable opening speech for the WORLD CONFERENCE ON HOMEOPATHY 1937, in Berlin might also be of interest; excerpts from it can be found here).Amongst these abstracts, the collector can find many true gems.
Homeopathy prolongs survival of lung cancer patients - Edzard Ernst
WEBOct 7, 2020 · QoL as well as functional and symptom scales showed significant improvement in the homeopathy group when compared with placebo after 9 and 18 weeks of homeopathic treatment (p < .001). Median survival time was significantly longer in the homeopathy group (435 days) versus placebo (257 days; p = .010) as well as versus control (228 days; p < .001).
SCENAR, effective for a very broad range of diseases or merely a …
WEBMar 28, 2019 · My friend Roger, the homeopath, alerted me to the 'Self-Controlled Energo Neuro Adaptive Regulation' (SCENAR). He uses it in his practice and explains: The scenar uses biofeedback; by stimulating the nervous system, it is able to teach the body to heal itself. The device sends out a series of signals through the skin and measures
Etiopathy: a SCAM like so many others - Edzard Ernst
WEBDec 5, 2019 · Here is a so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) that might be new to you – it certainly was to me: etiopathy.Founded in 1963 by the French Christian Trédaniel, etiopathy is a method of reasoning to determine the causes of a health problem and remove them acting on them.Etiopathy seems particularly popular in France, but is now slowly making inroads also elsewhere.
The Demonization of Manual Therapy - Edzard Ernst
WEBAug 6, 2021 · There are harms associated with a manual therapy intervention, but they are generally benign (minor). Up to 20 –40 % of individuals will report adverse events after the application of manual therapy. The most common adverse events were soreness in muscles, increased pain, stiffness and tiredness [68]. …