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It is common when we read about a new medication find the term placebo effect. The placebo is in simple terms a medicine, injection or false surgery without any therapeutic value. It is used in the conduct of studies that help researchers understand the effect a new drug or treatment has on a particular condition. The new drug is given to one group of patients, while the other group is given such a placebo – yet neither of which knows what it has taken.
The placebo effect refers to the ability of a patient to believe that he or she was effectively treated, although no actual medication or therapy was administered to the patient. Some people even experience secondary reactions after taking a placebo.
Doctors believe that the placebo effect boils down to patients’ own expectations – that is, we take a pill and hope that it will have some effect, so the body’s own chemical processes can have effects similar to what the medication could cause.
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Did you know what the placebo effect is?
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Have you ever taken part of one health study?
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Homeopathy is a prime example of the placebo effect at work. It has zero medicinal benefits but some people claim that it works wonders – this can only be because they believe it is working and so – for them – it does.
it is Latin for “I please…”
This is the reason why our mind is the most powerful part of our body. Thank you for the information.
I heard some on this placebo effect during my reading, some patients don’t need any medication, but consultation can help.
good and nice information!
We don’t have this here in Asia, at least based on what I know.
Really? An awful lot of oriental medicine is based on the placebo effect – Ayurvedic medicine is an excellent example.
I have never taken part in the studies but I read a lot about them.