The Placebo Effect: Good Or Bad For Us?
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You’ve most likely heard of the placebo effect. In a nutshell, it’s the idea that a treatment with no active ingredients or…
You’ve most likely heard of the placebo effect. In a nutshell, it’s the idea that a treatment with no active ingredients or…
Even if there’s nothing in a pill but a bit of sugar, it can cut symptoms. This phenomenon—when your physical state changes…
Guilt is a double-edged sword. It can be a reminder to improve and a motivation to apologise.
Open-label placebos can reduce pathological guilt, even by a tiny amount. It is encouraging because they can be used ethically…
Guilt is a double-edged sword. It can be a reminder to improve and a motivation to apologise.
Guilt is a double-edged sword. It can be a reminder to improve and a motivation to apologise.
Guilt is a double-edged sword. It can be a reminder to improve and a motivation to apologise.
Today, placebos play a crucial role in medical studies in which some participants are given the treatment containing the active…
Did you feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,…
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said yes…
By Elissa H. Patterson
Placebos play a vital role in medical studies to help researchers discover which medicines are effective and why.
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,…
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE…
The concept of placebos – which are sometimes called "sugar pills" – has been around since the 1800s.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
(THE CONVERSATION) Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elissa H.
El efecto nocebo es el culpable de que algunas personas sufran efectos adversos al recibir un tratamiento solo porque los…
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Una controvertida columna en la prestigiosa revista científica Nature ha defendido el estudio de las terapias alternativas.
Una controvertida columna en la prestigiosa revista científica Nature ha defendido el estudio de las terapias alternativas.
Suppose you discovered that some past prescription a GP gave you was actually a placebo.
Placebos that involve deception: an ethical conundrum
Social entrepreneur Daniel Jacobs raised US$50,000 to develop a “placebo” iPhone app that he says will help people make…
Verschiedene Studien beleuchten den Erfolg von Placebos. Jetzt plädieren auch immer mehr Ärzte dafür, die Mittel gezielt…
A new British study out in the journal PLOS ONE is stirring up a lot of debate, as it gives some estimates on the number of…
A survey of UK doctors found that 97% have prescribed placebo treatments to patients at least once in their career. Researchers…
More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won’t work at least once a week, a new…
OXFORD, England, March 21 (UPI) -- Almost all British physicians say they prescribed placebo treatments to patients at least…
Ninety-seven percent of doctors have prescribed placebo treatments at least one time, according to a UK survey. The research…
More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a week, like low-do…
More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a week, like low-do…
More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a week, like low-do…
LONDON (AP) — More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a…
Many UK doctors give useless drugs, treatments Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This…
LONDON (AP) — More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a…