Tratamiento homeopatico en infecciones de vias respiratorias altas en la practica general / Homeopathic therapy in respiratory tract infections

Esta es una seleccion personal del uso de los medicamentos homeopaticos y los sintomas para elegirlos. Puede ser utilizado un medicamento constitucional cuando este esta claro, en una situacion aguda... (AU)

Pertussin 30 - Preventive for whooping cough?

The primary purpose of this study was to be a pilot for a further, larger study to determine whether the homoeopathic preparation Pertussin 30c was effective in preventing whooping cough. It was recognized that neither the numbers involved, nor the method followed would of themselves be sufficient to prove efficacy, but it was hoped that a positive result would permit the conclusion to be drawn that a further study would be in the public interest. 694 valid replies from 1100 questionnaires sent to the parents of children who had had Pertussin 30 were compared with Hillingdon District's notified figures. Hillingdon FPC provided evidence of a wide degree of variability in the notification rates of pertussis. When these were taken into account the result suggested a degree of activity for Pertussin in excess of 50 porcento. Although the assumptions are reasonable in themselves, no claim can be made to have demonstrated the effect of Pertussin in a statistically valid way. It is reasonable, howeverm to conclude that there is a good technical case for further investigation to be undertaken, although with rising immunization rates it may not be justified in terms of reward for its cost. The trial has helped to define a possible method for doing this, which is described

Symptoms and treatment of whooping cough, 1980-82

Questionnaires were obtained from the parents of 71 children who contracted pertussin in 1980-82. They sought to confirm the typical history of the disease, its severity, duration, method of treatment, and any effect this had on its course. They suggest that the disease is milder than it used to be and that whilst antibiotics, including erythromycin, make no significant difference to its course, homoeopathic treatment reduces its duration and severity

One week of homoeopathy

A one-week work study was undertaken by thirty-eight homoeopathic doctors in which data relating to age, sex, diagnosis, remedy and potency were collected. Various comparisons were made with approximate standard figures, where applicable. Comparisons... (AU)