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Antidepressant and placebo are equally effective in child pain reliefBethesda, MD (Oct. 1, 2009) -- When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterologi... |
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Colbert on snus and placeboStephen Colbert did a brilliantly funny piece on his show the other night, tackling the introduction of 'snus' to the USA, tobacco pouches that fit under the lip, and the increasing placebo effect, a topic which we discussed recently. Colbert tries the snus pouches on the programme, which, I hav... |
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The mighty placebo effectTo the alarm of the big pharmaceutical companies, the placebo effect appears to be getting stronger. The reasons are many and interesting. It's not only trials of new drugs that are crossing the futility boundary. Some products that have been on the market for decades, like Prozac, are faltering... |
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What is the Placebo Effect, and it it getting stronger? [Greg Laden's Blog]I'm an anthropologist and a biologist, so really, I have no problem with the idea of a "placebo effect" in which people become convinced that they are being given an effective treatment and thus, because of that thought in their mind, improve. Read the rest of this post... | Read the co... |
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Placebo is not what you think it is [White Coat Underground]If I read one more crappy article about placebos, something's gotta give, and it's gonna be my head or my desk. Wired magazine has a new article entitled, "Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why." Frequent readers of skeptical and medical blogs will ... |
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The Placebo Effect: Things Pharma Prefers You Not Worry AboutThere's a fascinating article in the latest issue of Wired about the placebo effect and pharmaceutical companies. It's fascinating for a few reasons: First, because it shows the thought process of pharma firms and why "what's best for pharma" is often not what's best for your health (w... |
