The placebo effect
   The placebo effect
   in their symptoms, they may be experiencing the placebo effect. That’s
   why it’s important to be aware of the placebo effect when judging the
   The placebo effect is about the power of the mind to influence the
   It can affect all of us, whether we know about the placebo effect or
   It’s important to be aware of the placebo effect when choosing
   causes only a placebo effect – we may miss out on more effective
What is the placebo effect?
   often called a placebo, and the improvement that results is called the
   placebo effect.
   The placebo effect is an example of how our expectations and beliefs
The placebo effect at work
   of which are painkilling medicines. It was a fake – or placebo –
   painkiller. Read an abstract of the study: Mechanisms of Placebo Pain
   experienced less pain. This is the placebo effect.
   Placebo medicine has even been shown to cause stomach ulcers to heal
   These amazing results show that the placebo effect is real, and
   powerful. They mean that fake or placebo treatments can cause real
   Experiencing the placebo effect is not the same as being 'tricked', or
   and whether they know about the placebo effect or not.
CAM and the placebo effect
   improvement beyond the improvement caused by the placebo effect alone.
   placebo effect.
   Of course, improvement in a health condition due to the placebo effect
   are treatments that work better than placebo treatments. If you choose
   a treatment that provides only a placebo effect, you will miss out on
   placebo treatment is by checking the evidence.
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   the placebo effect is still improvement, and that is always welcome';
   'placebo' with 'invalid' and 'contrary to evidence based medicine' and
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The placebo effect
   Ben Goldacre explains what the placebo effect is and describes its role