Thu, 12 May 2011

Placebos work, even when patients are in the know

Crème de la Strange...

In what researchers call a novel 'mind-body' therapy, most patients in a study suffering from irritable bowel syndrome reported relief after receiving pills they were told contained no real medicine.

(link) [Los Angles Times]

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On 5/19/2011 11:20:20
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