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George Osborne's sugar pills won't heal the pain, but Julia Gillard's may
       21 Mar 2013: Gaby Hinsliff: The placebo effect has its place beyond
       medicine – as long as those who soothe us do so with our best
       interests at heart
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The placebo effect is present in every medical intervention
       21 Mar 2013: Philippa Perry: The western concept of an autonomous
       self does not account for how a doctor's beliefs can influence the
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       A male robin Audio (50min 20sec), 17 Sep 2012:
       On this week's show we also hear about new research into the
       placebo and nocebo effects, and from IgNobel master of ceremonies
       Marc Abrahams on why great science can be both funny and profound
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Subconscious cues can trigger the placebo effect, say researchers
       11 Sep 2012: The finding that there are subliminal influences on
       the placebo effect has implications for how healthcare is delivered
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Pavlov and placebos could reduce the side-effects of drug treatments
       Drug capsules 23 Mar 2012: Corrinne Burns: A new study suggests
       patients can be conditioned to respond to a placebo in place of a
       drug, allowing doses to be reduced
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Is Avram Grant football's placebo effect?
       avram grant 14 Jul 2011: Harry Pearson: Scientists may have solved
       the mystery of how Avram Grant keeps getting top-level coaching
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Placebos may help us but they don't have the same effect as medicine
       16 Mar 2011:
       Response: There's a lot of confusion over the nature of the inert
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Half of all German doctors prescribe placebos, new study shows
       6 Mar 2011:
       Placebo cures shown to help with depression and stomach complaints
       – in Bavaria, 88% of doctors have prescribed them
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       UK Border Agency drug detection 26 Feb 2011:
       Ben Goldacre: Drug-detecting dogs and hi-tech brain scans to spot
       liars – examples of how we are still buying into the placebo effect
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Placebos, again
       21 Feb 2011:
       Andrew Brown: Placebos work because people believe in them. So what
       do we make of a study that shows they work even when patients are
       told they are sugar pills?
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The strange powers of the Placebo Effect
       15 Feb 2011:
       Hypothesis: some people experience relief of some health symptoms
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