RE: Case Study: Asthma caused by antibiotics and fixed with Arsenic!

[valencgarcia]

I hate to say it but so much nonsense in one post it really boggles the mind.

First, I'm going to assume you asked permission to post a picture of one of your patients on Steemit.

Second, case studies are mostly useless even when they're properly done (yours is not). It's a mistake to generalize from a case study and absolutely shameful and irresponsible to promote it to the public in this way. This is one of the ways we know that homeopathy is bogus. Once we transition from case studies to more serious lines of inquiry like meta-analyses, it transforms from homeopathy to medicine.

Third, she was given amoxicillin for lyme disease. I'm going to assume you know how dangerous lyme disease is. I'll also assume that if your daughter got lyme disease you would treat her with modern medicine instead of homeopathy. If not, please expand.

Fourth, you assert her asthma started secondary to the antibiotic yet do not provide any evidence to support this proposition. You should.

Fifth, in the last paragraph of this drivel you mention the placebo effect. The effect sizes of placebos are actually quite considerable. Being in homeopathy I'll also assume you know this. I'll propose another alternative hypothesis. Nothing. You did nothing, the arsenicum album contributed nothing and she became better because of something else like her other medications, the doctors taking care of her, etc.

Happy New Year!

Comments

[alanfreestone]

Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. If I may answer your points:

1. The picture is from a commons library . It's not my patient, it's a representation of her.
2. I'm not sure how to answer this one, you seem very emotive about it! A case study is the study of a case... that's it, I'm not sure where your rant is coming from. What's brilliant is, I am FREE to post case studies on the internet without censor. There'll be LOTS more in the coming years from me & my colleagues. I'm also not sure how you get from my case to the conclusion that 'homeopathy is bogus'. If what I report is true (it is) then this is an incredible result, regardless of what label you put on it.
3. I'm not sure what my daughter catching Lyme disease has with anything. This case wasn't about my daughter, or Lyme disease. It was about a little girl's adverse reaction to antibiotics, and how she was helped by an infinitesimal amount of arsenic.
4. I'm not sure why you feel I should produce 'evidence' ... this isn't a piece of research I'm attempting to submit to a peer-reviewed journal, it's a case study I'm posting on Steemit. Can antibiotics produce chronic asthma as a side effect? Yes, it's a known possible side effect (along with seizures & a whole host of other things)
5. It's rude to refer to my post as 'drivel'. Your other explanation is possible of course, but doesn't match what the child's mother, me, or her doctor observed. When reality doesn't match your belief structure, it might be time to change the belief structure.

In conclusion, you appear to be an interesting example of internet flora & fauna that I have come across many times. Reading between the lines your belief structure appears to be: 'Homeopathy is nonsense, therefore this post is nonsense'. The cognitive dissonance of your beliefs & the contents of this post was too much to bear, so you felt compelled to reply.

Happy New Year :-)