title: Evaluating homeopathic drugs within a biomedical framework.
abstract: The concept of hormesis can provide an evaluation framework for the assessment of homeopathic treatment preparations following a post-conditioning hormesis protocol based on the research of van Wijk and colleagues. This proposal would require that doses of administered drug conform to analytical chemistry requirements for quantification. This developmental framework can provide a scientific 'point of contact' between the homeopathic and biomedical communities, which has long been lacking.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA. edwardc@schoolph.umass.edu
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: Wayne B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004341:Drug Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000379:methods; D014116:Toxicology / Q000379:methods; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015262:Xenobiotics