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   July 9th, 2011 by Ben Goldacre in alternative medicine, irrationality
   research, placebo | 15 Comments »

   Ben Goldacre, The Guardian, Saturday 9 July 2011
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   of my arse. Read the rest of this entry »

Placebo! Nocebo!

   April 17th, 2010 by Ben Goldacre in onanism, placebo, podcast | 29
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   Hi, two quick videos… one on the mighty placebo effect, via NHS
   Choices, one on the nocebo effect from Nerdstock. Read the rest of this
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All bow before the mighty power of the nocebo effect

   November 28th, 2009 by Ben Goldacre in homeopathy, placebo | 70
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Part two of my Radio 4 show on the placebo effect, 9pm tonight (Monday)

   August 25th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in bad science, onanism, placebo,
   podcast | 31 Comments »

   image So tonight at  9pm on BBC Radio 4 (Monday) you can hear the
   second episode of my two-part miniseries on the placebo effect, one of
   the most effective and neglected evidence based treatments known to
   man.

   In this show we look at the ethical and practical implications of
   research into the placebo effect, and discuss whether it’s okay – or
   even necessary – to lie to patients. The answer, from me at any rate,
   is “no”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Think yourself thin…

   August 23rd, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in bad science, placebo | 33 Comments
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My Placebo programme on BBC Radio 4

   August 18th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in bad science, onanism, placebo | 30
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   spot that this show went out earlier this evening. It’s a smashing
   programme I made with Matt Silver from the BBC Radio 4 Science Unit on
   the placebo effect.

   We charge through some of the most fun experiments in the field, and in
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All bow before the might of the placebo effect, it is the coolest strangest
thing in medicine

   March 1st, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in homeopathy, placebo, regulating
   research | 31 Comments »

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   September 29th, 2007 by Ben Goldacre in acupuncture, bad science,
   medicalisation, placebo | 69 Comments »

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   September 25th, 2007 by Ben Goldacre in acupuncture, bad science,
   placebo | 96 Comments »

   I was just on Radio 4′s PM program talking about the acupuncture study
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Homeopathy gives you Aids

   September 15th, 2007 by Ben Goldacre in homeopathy, MMR, placebo | 48
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   Okay now look: there’s nothing wrong with the idea of homeopaths giving
   out sugar pills. The placebo effect can be very powerful, because it’s
   not just about the pill, it’s about the cultural meaning of the
   treatment: so we know from research that four placebo sugar pills a day
   are more effective than two for eradicating gastric ulcers (and that’s
   not subjective, you measure ulcers by putting a camera into your