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11/15/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Mainstream medicine finally embracing the placebo effect as “real medicine”

Long denounced as “snake oil” woo by the medical establishment, placebo medicine hasn’t exactly been taken seriously in the West, despite plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest that many patients over the years have benefited from it. But this status quo position with regards to the role of placebo in modern medicine appears to be […]

04/13/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Vitamin D is so important researchers worry about ethics of limiting supplementation to perform research trials

In case you needed any more proof of how essential vitamin D is to good health, researchers have warned that placebo-controlled trials that involve limiting some people’s intake of the all-star nutrient could be considered unethical. This presents a serious quandary for researchers. Demonstrating the efficacy of vitamin D in studies is essential for boosting […]

03/05/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Sham surgeries reveal just how useless some procedures really are

Imagine this scenario: It’s been a month since you had a stent operation as part of a clinical study, and you’ve been feeling better than ever. You’re getting back into the physical activities you used to enjoy, and you’re happy you had the stent put in. At your follow-up appointment, you report the good news […]

06/17/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Power of the MIND: Patients cured by sham surgeries because they think the surgeon solved their problem

Scientists have long been aware of what is known as the “placebo effect,” which refers to a treatment that has a positive therapeutic impact on a patient, even though the treatment or medication they received wasn’t actually real. Drugs.com notes that placebo effects have been noted in as many as 40 percent of patients in […]

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