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A manifesto for the next revolution in nocebo and placebo studies

Doctors prescribing Cenobo unethically while withholding Bocepal, which is an anagram for placebo and nocebo, highlights the ethical imperative of using placebos and avoiding nocebo effects, sparking a need for change in medical practice.

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The History of Placebos & Why Doctors Should Use Them More Often


a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well; but without the charm there was no efficacy in the leaf.
We would now call Plato’s “charm” a placebo. Placebos have been around for thousands of years and are the most widely studied treatments in the history of medicine. Every time your doctor tells you that the drug you take has been proved to work, they mean that it has been proved to work better than a placebo. Every tax or insurance dollar that goes towards a treatment that is “proved” to work is proved to work because it is (supposed to be) better than a placebo.

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Sugar pills or saviours? The real story of placebos


Sugar pills or saviours? The real story of placebos
A placebo can work even if a patient does not believe it is a ‘real’ treatment.
Jeremy Howick 10 January, 2021 3:00 pm IST
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a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well; but without the charm there was no efficacy in the leaf.
We would now call Plato’s “charm” a placebo. Placebos have been around for thousands of years and are the most widely studied treatments in the history of medicine. Every time your doctor tells you that the drug you take has been proved to work, they mean that it has been proved to work better than a placebo. Every tax or insurance dollar that goes towards a treatment that is “proved” to work is proved to work because it is (supposed to be) better than a placebo.

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The Fascinating Story Of Placebos And Why Doctors Should Use Them More Often


The Fascinating Story Of Placebos And Why Doctors Should Use Them More Often
a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well; but without the charm there was no efficacy in the leaf.
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We would now call Plato’s “charm" a placebo. Placebos have been around for thousands of years and are the most widely studied treatments in the history of medicine. Every time your doctor tells you that the drug you take has been proved to work, they mean that it has been proved to work better than a placebo. Every tax or insurance dollar that goes towards a treatment that is “proved" to work is proved to work because it is (supposed to be) better than a placebo.

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The fascinating story of placebos – and why doctors should use them more often


The fascinating story of placebos – and why doctors should use them more often
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a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well; but without the charm there was no efficacy in the leaf.

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