Why Do Placebos Work?

Why Do Placebos Work?

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One group received no treatment. The other patients were told they'd be taking fake, inert drugs (delivered in bottles labeled “placebo pills”) and told also that placebos often have healing effects. The study's results shocked the investigators …
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Drug Design On The Fast Track

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Improving existing drugs and finding new ones that will treat diseases with fewer side effects could be fast-tracked by computerized mimicking and automation of drug design approaches medicinal chemists already use. The new computational drug discovery …
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BG Prevention Alliance aims to prevent, reduce substance abuse

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Although the group is still in its developmental stage, he said they do have a Steering Committee, a Coalition Development Group, a Community Group reviewing treatment and recovery, as well as a host of community partners, including medical care, law …
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Inconsistency seen in safety labeling for generic drugs

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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday recommended against approval of the first proposed drug to treat chronic fatigue syndrome. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday recommended against …
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