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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 -
21 Mar 2013: Philippa Perry: The western concept of an autonomous self does not account for how a doctor's beliefs can influence the patient's health
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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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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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3 Apr 2012:
Edzard Ernst: There can be no doubt – people get better after consulting a homeopath, and the reason is clear
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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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13 Nov 2011:
Penny Sarchet discusses research on the 'nocebo' effect in her winning essay for the Wellcome Trust science writing prize, awarded in association with the Guardian and Observer
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29 Aug 2011:
The alternative-medicine version of detox has real-world side-effects that outweigh its imaginary benefits
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14 Jul 2011:
Harry Pearson: Scientists may have solved the mystery of how Avram Grant keeps getting top-level coaching jobs
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16 Mar 2011:
Response: There's a lot of confusion over the nature of the inert dummy pills used in drug trials, says Tom Burns
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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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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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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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15 Feb 2011:
Hypothesis: some people experience relief of some health symptoms simply by believing that a substance will make them feel better
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29 Dec 2010:
Campaigners name and shame stars for dodgy health and diet claims
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