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HOW CAN HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE HELP OUR DERMATOLOGY PATIENTS?
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HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE IS A SYSTEM OF NATURAL HEALING WHICH CAN BE HELPFUL FOR COMMON SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS: ACNE (PIMPLES) ECZEMA EXCESSIVE SWEATING (HYPERHIDROSIS) WARTS MOLLUSCUM AND OTHER SKIN CONDITIONS ©2012 - R. Signore, DO Dermatology
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HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR SKIN DISEASES, SUCH AS ECZEMA AND ACNE (PIMPLES), IT SEEMS THAT THE EARLIER IN LIFE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE IS STARTED, THE MORE READILY THESE CONDITIONS RESPOND TO TREATMENT. • (BUT, IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START TREATMENT) ©2012 - R. Signore, DO Dermatology
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WHAT IS HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE? • GREEK: Homoios – ‘similar’ or ‘like’ Pathos – ‘suffering’ • HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE - IS A LOW- COST, NON-TOXIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINE USED BY 500 MILLION PEOPLE WORLD- WIDE WHICH USES MICRODOSES OF SUBSTANCES DERIVED FROM PLANTS, MINERALS, OR ANIMALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING THE NATURAL HEALING RESPONSE. ______________________________________ Bellavite P, Signorini A. The Emerging Science of Homeopathy, 2002. British Institute of Homeopathy, Diploma Course Manual, 2003. Goldberg B. Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, 1993.
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SAMUEL HAHNEMANN, MD (1755-1843) • While translating a scientific book, Hahnemann wondered at the author’s claim that cinchona (Peruvian bark) was effective against malaria because it was bitter. • Hahnemann knew of other bitter medicines which didn’t cure malaria Shalts, E. Homeopathy Today. Spring, 2010; 32-25.
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SAMUEL HAHNEMANN, MD • He ingests cinchona (Peruvian bark) & experiences malaria-like symptoms • He hypothesizes cinchona helps malaria patients because it causes similar symptoms in a healthy person • The LAW OF SIMILARS Shalts, E. Homeopathy Today. Spring, 2010; 32-25.
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3 PRINCIPLES OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE 1. LAW OF SIMILARS - CURE IS ACHIEVED BY GIVING SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF INDUCING SIMILAR DISEASE-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN THE HEALTHY PERSON EMPLOY INFINITESIMALLY SMALL, PROPERLY POTENTIZED DOSES ADDRESS THE WHOLE PERSON British Institute of Homeopathy, U.S.A. Division
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HOW DOES HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE WORK? MODE OF ACTION IS NOT KNOWN DILUTIONS NEED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY VIGOROUS SHAKING DURING MANUFACTURING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE SOLUTIONS DO NOT WORK AFTER BEING HEATED TO 70° C (158° F), FREEZE-THAWED, OR ULTRASONIFIED Davenas E, et.al. Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE. Nature. 1988: 333, 816-818.
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HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES REGULATION BY FDA • HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES ARE REGULATED BY THE U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION AS DRUGS • SINCE 1938 WHEN THE U.S. CONGRESS PASSED THE FOOD, DRUG, & COSMETIC ACT OF 1938 • HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES ARE MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF THE UNITED STATES (HPUS) • MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (GMP) http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm074360.htm (FDA CPC Sec. 400.400)
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CANKER SORES - SIZE
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Mousavi F, et al. Homeopathy. 2009: 98, 137-141. CANKER SORES - PAIN
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• RESULTS: CALENDULA OINTMENT WAS SUPERIOR TO TROLAMINE IN ALL CATEGORIES (EXCEPT EASE OF APPLICATION) • CONCLUSION: CALENDULA IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING ACUTE RADIATION DERMATITIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING POST-OP RADIATION TX FOR BREAST CANCER. HOMEOPATHIC PREVENTION OF ACUTE RADIATION DERMATITIS POMMIER P, et.al. J CLIN ONCOL. 2004: 22; 1447-1453. • SINGLE-BLINDED PHASE III RANDOMIZED COMPARISON
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• CALENDULA OINTMENT WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TROLAMINE IN PREVENTING ACUTE RADIATION DERMATITIS (GRADE 2 OR HIGHER) • CALENDULA OINTMENT HAD SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER SELF-ASSESSED PATIENT SATISFACTION REGARDING PAIN AND DERMATITIS HOMEOPATHIC PREVENTION OF ACUTE RADIATION DERMATITIS POMMIER P, et.al. J CLIN ONCOL. 2004: 22; 1447-1453.
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“HOMEOPATHIC VS. CONVENTIONAL TX OF CHILDREN WITH ECZEMA: A COMPARATIVE COHORT STUDY” • KEIL T, et al. COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE. 2008 FEB; 16(1): 15-21. • INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL MEDICINE, EPIDEMIOLOGY & HEALTH ECONOMICS, CHARITÉ UNIVERSITY MED CENTER, BERLIN, GERMANY • FIRST LONG-TERM, PROSPECTIVE, MULTI-CENTER COHORT STUDY TO COMPARE HOMEOPATHIC VS. CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF ECZEMA IN CHILDREN • SIGNS / SYMPTOMS & QUALITY OF LIFE
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“HOMEOPATHIC VS. CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH ECZEMA: A COMPARATIVE COHORT STUDY” • OF 118 CHILDREN IN THE STUDY, 54 HAD HOMEOPATHIC & 64 HAD CONVENTIONAL • FOLLOW-UP PERIOD: 12 MONTHS • IMPROVEMENT OF ECZEMA (AS OBSERVED BY DOCTORS) WAS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER IN HOMEOPATHIC GROUP (p < 0.001) • ECZEMA SYMPTOMS OF THE HOMEOPATHICALLY-TREATED CHILDREN IMPROVED JUST AS WELL AS THE CONVENTIONALLY-TREATED CHILDREN • DISEASE-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVED EQUALLY IN BOTH GROUPS Keil T, et al. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2008: 16 (1); 15-21.
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INTRACTABLE ATOPIC DERMATITIS CASE STUDY (17 ECZEMA PATIENTS) ATOPIC ECZEMA PATIENTS ALL WERE USING TOPICAL STEROIDS THEIR ECZEMA COULDN’T BE HELPED WITH CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT +/- ANXIOLYTICS & SLEEPING PILLS +/- TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE ITAMURA R, HOSOYA R. HOMEOPATHY. 2003: 92,108-114.
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DR. ITAMURA ADDED CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE TO THESE PATIENTS’ CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT: RESULTS • 1 PATIENT’S ECZEMA CLEARED 100% • 7 PATIENTS GOT 80% BETTER • 9 PATIENTS GOT 50% BETTER ITAMURA R, HOSOYA R. HOMEOPATHY. 2003: 92,108-114.
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HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF JAPANESE PATIENTS WITH INTRACTABLE ATOPIC DERMATITIS Itamura R, Hosoya R. Homeopathy. 2003: 92, 108-114. Dept. of Dermatology, Obitsu Sankei Hospital. NOTE: 5 OF 17 PATIENTS WERE ABLE TO STOP STEROID OINTMENTS
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Witt CM, et.al. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 2009: 89(2); 182-183.
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HOMEOPATHIC TX – ATOPIC ECZEMA • OBSERVATIONAL STUDY • N = 3981 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS • N = 225 • CHILDREN WITH ATOPIC ECZEMA • ALLOWED TO USE CONVENTIONAL TX • FOLLOW-UP: 24 MONTHS Witt CM, et.al. Homeopathic Tx of Children with Atopic Eczema. A Prospective Observational Study with Two Years Follow-up. ADV. 2009: 89(2); 182-183.
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HOMEOPATHIC TX – ATOPIC ECZEMA RESULTS • SEVERITY OF ECZEMA IMPROVED • CHANGE IN SEVERITY ASSESSMENT WERE OF LARGE EFFECT SIZE: MONTHS 0-24 (COHEN’S d = 1.76) • REDUCTIONS IN USE OF DERMATOLOGY DRUGS WERE OBSERVED Witt CM, et.al. Homeopathic Tx of Children with Atopic Eczema. A Prospective Observational Study with Two Years Follow-up. ADV. 2009; 89(2) 182-183. Effect size, often measured as Cohen’s d, is defined as the difference between two means divided by a standard deviation for the data. An effect size of 0.8 is considered large. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00002182.htm
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IN OUR CASE STUDY OF 6 ECZEMA PATIENTS, WE FOUND THAT IRRITANT ECZEMA IMPROVED THE QUICKEST. IN 4 OF THE 6 PATIENTS, WE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THEIR OTHER NON-DERMATOLOGICAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS IMPROVED WHEN THEY STARTED HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT.
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• TX OF IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS (CHAPPED SKIN) WITH HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE Signore RJ. Classic Homeopathic Medicine & the Treatment of Eczema. Cosmetic Dermatology. 2011; 24: 420 - 425. Cosmetic Dermatology© Cosmetic Dermatology©
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TREATMENT OF ITCHING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL PROSPECTIVE, MULTI-CENTER (N = 28) EACH PATIENT RECEIVED “INDIVIDUALIZED” TX WITH 1 OR MORE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOLLOW-UP: UP TO 60 DAYS Cavalcanti AMS, et. al. Homeopathy. 2003; 92, 177-181
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HOMEOPATHIC TX – ITCHING OF HEMODIALYSIS Cavalcanti AMS, et.al. Homeopathy. 2003: 92, 177-181.
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TREATMENT OF ITCHING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS • REDUCTION IN ITCHING SCORE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT AT EVERY POINT OF OBSERVATION • (P < 0.05) • AUTHORS CONCLUDED: HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE MAY BE A WORTHWHILE ALTERNATIVE TO RELIEVE THE ITCHING OF HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS Cavalcanti AMS, et. al. Homeopathy. 2003; 92, 177-181.
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HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE WHAT IS IT? A NON-TOXIC, LOW COST NATURAL SYSTEM OF HEALING USED BY 500 MILLION PEOPLE WORLD-WIDE IS THERE ANY RESEARCH? YES WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IT? IT CAN BE VERY HELPFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF COMMON SKIN DISEASES & MAY ALLOW PHYSICIANS TO REDUCE THE USAGE OF TOPICAL STEROIDS FOR ECZEMA AND ANTIBIOTICS FOR ACNE ©2012 - R. Signore, DO Dermatology