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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: placebos

placebos stories: 3 news summaries

 Half of US Docs 
 Prescribe Placebos 

Many physicians believe in psychological impact of prescriptions

Oct 24, 08 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of US doctors admit prescribing drugs to patients just for the placebo effect—to make them think they are taking something beneficial, reports the Chicago Tribune. As many as 56% prescribed antibiotics, painkillers, vitamins, and sedatives in cases where they didn't expect them to have any benefit physically, but... More »

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medicine • antibiotics • American Medical Association • bioethics • placebos • National Institutes of Health • British Medical Journal • sedatives • Journal of General Internal Medicine • B12

Maid Study Challenges
Diet Notions

What we think
affects our fitness,
study suggests

Jan 3, 08 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - People can shed weight more easily if their brain tells them they can, a new study suggests. A Harvard psychologist found that when she informed hotel maids about how much exercise they get just doing their jobs, they became more fit within a month, NPR reports. A similar group of... More »

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obesity • exercise • placebos

Need an Edge? Try Performance Enhancing Placebos

Athletes need only
think they're cheating

Nov 2, 07 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - If there’s nothing actually illegal in your steroid injection, is it still cheating? Placebos, long one of medicine’s top tools, can act as performance enhancing drugs, a new study has proven. The study pitted athletic young men against each other in a pain-endurance contest. Those given a morphine... More »

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athlete • World Anti Doping Agency • placebos • performance-enhancing drugs

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