The placebo effect. Is there a biochemical reason for a sugar pill healing your ailment?
The placebo effect. Is there a biochemical reason for a sugar pill healing your ailment? Years ago, I was on a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers working at a Tae Quan Do tournament at Princeton University. A primary doctor casually admitted to me that he believed 80% of his patients benefitted from the placebo effect. According to Wikipedia, “A placebo (/pləˈsiːboʊ/ plə-SEE-boh) is a substance or treatment of no intended therapeutic value”. Doctors for years have been mystified by the placebo effect, because there are many drugs they give on a regular basis which may be difficult to analyze because of
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