BBC NEWS | Health | Homeopathy’s benefit questioned:

“The row over homeopathy has been raging for years.

“In 2002, American illusionist James Randi offered $1m to anyone able to prove, under observed conditions in a laboratory, that homeopathic remedies can really cure people.

“To date, no-one has passed the preliminary tests.”

Which begs the question: if it’s a placebo but it makes you feel better, does it matter if it doesn’t “work”?