Choose your placebo.
The Alantic Monthly has a special issue on China for July/August. Unfortunately, the article China Makes, The World Takes is only available for subscribers — but if you have an interest in the issue of...
View ArticleMy Favorite Medicine: Placebo
I love placebos. They’re my most favorite drug in the world. Part of my love, no doubt, comes from an episode of M*A*S*H , which Wikipedia notes is episode 24 of the 6th season, “Major Topper.” In this...
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It’s not that the old meds are getting weaker, drug developers say. It’s as if the placebo effect is somehow getting stronger. Some of you may have seen this article in wired about the placebo effect,...
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From a recent article in the New York Times, Mind Over Meds: A psychiatric interview has a certain rhythm to it. You start by listening to what your patient says for a few minutes, without...
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