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Feb 14, 2015
Nobody in a clinical trial wants to be given a placebo, whatever that is…
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“Placebo” is often used in a negative way. But that’s not necessarily true. Placebos are sometimes used in clinical trials. A placebo is a b...
May 20, 2012
Answers to questions you always wanted ask - an interview with Dr. Barken
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Dr. Israel Barken runs a wonderful site called Ask Dr. Barken . He was kind enough to interview Dr. Beer about clinical trials. This was...
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Mar 10, 2012
Red pills are better than blue pills and other interesting observations
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In a follow up to its high profile story that we wrote about , CBS News 60 minutes discusses more fascinating facts about placebos. Did you...
Feb 21, 2012
Placebo makes it big! On national TV
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The history of placebos and the placebo effect spans thousands of years. We wrote about them recently . CBS News' 60 Minutes recent...
Jan 31, 2012
Do Placebos Really Work?
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It seems that sometimes they do You may not have a positive view of the term ‘placebo’. You may envision sugar pills, medical tricks, ...
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