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Can nonalcoholic beers and spirits make you tipsy or even drunk?

Can nonalcoholic beers and spirits make you tipsy or even drunk?

Have you ever wondered how your mind can influence your body? How a sugar pill can make you feel better, even when you know it's not a real medicine? How a positive attitude can help you cope with pain, stress, and illness? If so, you are not alone. Many people are fascinated by the phenomenon…

Your brain is a powerful part of your body that can have a large impact on your mental state and is known as a strong indicator of intelligence. By

John Kruse has had a long, tortuous journey with severe back pain. Here are seven lessons he learned from navigating his way through the American health care system.

Unpacking the mystery of placebo.

Could using a placebo effect make existing drugs more effective in treating pain?

PODCAST: Sloppy by today’s standards, and maybe even back when it was published in 1955, Henry Beecher’s paper paved the way for sounder drug trials and pushed scientists to better understand how we process pain (Season 3, Episode 3)

Let's take a look at a growing practice as Americans increasingly seek non-Western forms of healing.

Is placebo a viable treatment option?