ricksfolly
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Absolutely. The human mind is infinitely more powerful then the human body.
It is actually becoming too effective:
If you are interested in this discussion, Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
It is actually becoming too effective:
If you are interested in this discussion, Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
What if you think It's real, don't know it's a placebo...
ricksfolly
I wonder how many "diseases" we've come up with which have pills as solutions that are merely psychosomatic. Things which just need talking out or thinking about, but not drugs. Real disease should not be so easily overcome with placebo. If placebo is becoming more effective, it just means that we are inventing new "diseases" which really aren't diseases as much as they are an excuse for the drug companies to sell you a pill.
We live in a culture now that encourages slapping a bandaid on a problem and taking away the symptoms rather than fixing the cause or root of the problem.
Because fixing is not as lucrative as treating.
You probably have a point, but I think it's more that the individual with the "problem" wants a quick fix and doesn't really want to change anything about his lifestyle, his attitude, or his actions.
It is actually becoming too effective:
If you are interested in this discussion, Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
article linked by Arch Enemy said:Today, to win FDA approval, a new medication must beat placebo in at least two authenticated trials.
I had been thinking this while trying to go to sleep last night... saline injections and sugar pills do not help when a person is addicted to something! The person will still go through withdrawal and is going cold turkey.
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