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February 10, 2012 04:15 pm PST

Killed by something that doesn't exist

Placebos have no repeatable physical effect that can be broadly demonstrated to exist. But, if people believe the placebo can help them, it often does—especially for inherently subjective issues like pain relief. Nocebos are what happens when a placebo (again, something that technically has no physical effect on the body) causes a negative side-effect, simply [...]


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