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Placebo v. Placebo
The Placebo EffectOur sense of pricing contributes to our perception of a medicine's effectiveness.iStockphotoPrice and our sense of value add another dimension to the placebo question I have a friend...
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Placebo Effect's Neural Activity Photographed for First Time
Spinal PlaceboPain relief through the placebo effect may take place in spinal cord cellsSussex PhysioResearchers used fMRI scans to spot the placebo effect at work in specific spinal cord cells...
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We're Making Less Effective Drugs Now Than 40 Years Ago
PillsiStockphotoA new study examines the effectiveness of new drugs compared with placebo in drug trials from 1966 to 2010. The new drugs aren't looking so hot. Apparently, the good ol' days really did...
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Placebo v. Placebo
The Placebo Effect Our sense of pricing contributes to our perception of a medicine's effectiveness. iStockphoto I have a friend who once posted a perfectly good 23-inch Sony television on craigslist...
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Placebo Effect's Neural Activity Photographed for First Time
Spinal Placebo Pain relief through the placebo effect may take place in spinal cord cells Sussex Physio Medicine has increasingly looked to the placebo effect's seemingly mysterious power to make...
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We're Making Less Effective Drugs Now Than 40 Years Ago
Pills iStockphoto Apparently, the good ol' days really did shine brighter, at least for drug development. In decades past, clinical trials found that drugs were hugely effective, compared to placebo,...
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'Placebo Sleep' Can Improve Cognitive Skills
Sweet Dreams? Wikimedia Commons If you can't get real sleep, perhaps you can make up for it with placebo sleep. Or such is the suggestion of a new study that found that people did better on cognitive...
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Medicine has increasingly looked to the placebo effect's seemingly mysterious power to make people feel better in the absence of painkillers or pharmaceutical drugs. Now researchers have used fMRI...
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In Painkiller Trials, Placebo Effect Is Becoming More Powerful
Painkillers: are they really working, or is your brain just telling you they are?Eric Norris via Flickr, CC by 2.0Painkiller manufacturers are confused. Their drugs have maintained the same efficacy at...
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Science Price and our sense of value add another dimension to the placebo question I have a friend who once posted a perfectly good 23-inch Sony television on craigslist for free. Over the course of...
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Placebo Effect's Neural Activity Photographed for First Time
Science Researchers used fMRI scans to spot the placebo effect at work in specific spinal cord cells Medicine has increasingly looked to the placebo effect's seemingly mysterious power to make people...
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We're Making Less Effective Drugs Now Than 40 Years Ago
Science A new study examines the effectiveness of new drugs compared with placebo in drug trials from 1966 to 2010. The new drugs aren't looking so hot. Apparently, the good ol' days really did shine...
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'Placebo Sleep' Can Improve Cognitive Skills
Science If you tell people they slept better than they did, they are likely to perform better on math and word association tests. If you can't get real sleep, perhaps you can make up for it with...
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In Painkiller Trials, Placebo Effect Is Becoming More Powerful
Health Phenomenon prevents more drugs from hitting the market Painkiller manufacturers are confused. Their drugs have maintained the same efficacy at relieving symptoms for the past 25 years, but the...
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A placebo really can mend a broken heart
Health The power of belief compels you Emotional pain can almost literally break your heart. Why shouldn’t belief mend it? Read on.
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Why it’s so hard to figure out if acupuncture actually works
Health Should you stick a needle in it? One study alleges that acupuncture is being held to a higher level of scientific rigor than other medical interventions. Read on.
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Why do I get congested when I drink alcohol?
Allergic Reaction Alcohol allergies are pretty rare, but intolerance is a lot more common Every time I enjoy a cold hard cider, I feel nauseated. Not immediately—first comes the congestion. Then I...
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