Treatment of animals

In a blinded study where rats were treated for urinary infections results showed that rats treated with homeopathic remedies had clear reduction of bacterial colonies. Results were at least as clear as for treatment with antibiotics. Untreated rats had no changes in bacteria colonies, compared to a reduction to 33 % of original bacteria levels in rats treated with antibiotics, and 22 % and 39 % in rats treated with homeopathic remedies (Phosphorus and self-nosode).

Gonçalves et al. O uso da homeopatia no tratamento da infecção urinária em ratas. Anais do VIII SINAPIH; 20-22 May, 2004: p.25-26.

A study of homeopathically protentised remedies showed a reduction in the need for repetition of insemination and reduced semen loss in treatment of fertilisation of female pigs.

Riaucourt A. L´Exemple de la Filière Porcine. Annals of the "Entretiens Internationaux de Monaco 2002", 5-6 October, 2002.

In a study of homeopathically potentised remedies the incidence of haematomas was reduced by 30 % in turkeys during transportation. The study was randomised, placebo controlled and double blinded.

Filliat C. Particularité de l´utilisation de l´homéopathie en production avicole. Annals of the "Entretiens Internationaux de Monaco 2002", 5-6 October 2002.

RESEARCH WEBSITE ADDRESSES

• CAM base http://cambase.dmz.uni-wh.de/opencam/index_en.html
• HomBRex Databse (Carstens stiftung) http://www.carstens-stiftung.de/hombrex/
• Pubmed (National Library of Medicine) www.pubmed.com
• British Medical Journal http://bmj.bmjjournals.com (search for 'homeopathy')
• New Scientist www.newscientist.com (search for 'homeopathy')
• Healthworld Online (Medline, Medical Research & Document Delivery) www4.infotrieve.com
• Biomail www.biomail.org This site offers free regular updates by e-mail. Hosted by Medical Informatics Department at State University of New York, Stony Brook University Hospital and Medical Centre.
• An evidence-based resource about Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.cam.org.nz
• Funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Health.
• Annals of Internal Medicine www.annals.org/cgi/search?fulltext=homeopathy
• University of York www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/ehc73.pdf
• Biomed Central (homeopathy review) www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/1/12
• British Homeopathic Library www.hom-inform.org
• The Research Council for Complementary Medicine www.rccm.org.uk
• Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Infinitésimal www.giriweb.com
• National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.campain.umm.edu/ris/risweb.isa (search for 'homeopathy')
• National Centre for Homeopathy www.homeopathic.org/research.htm
• Homeopathic Educational Services www.homeopathic.com/articles/research/index.php
• Homeopathy (the journal) www.harcourt-international.com/journals/homp
• Boiron www.boiron.com/en/htm/04-politique/clinique.htm
• Official Indian research centre www.ccrhindia.org
• Carstens stiftung (Germany) http://www.carstens-stiftung.de/eng/index.html (English pages)
• ISI Web of Knowledge (resembles PubMed but includes more areas) http://isi3.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi
• BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (free articles) www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882
• NAFKAM, Tromsø (Norway) (research info will be included) http://uit.no/nafkam/omnafkam
• Vifab (Denmark) www.vifab.dk
• Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients publishes a print alternative medicine magazine. www.townsendletter.com