News tagged with placebo effect
Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy
Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, `I can't take it anymore.'"
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Expecting the best, fearing the worst with placebo effect
(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor expectations of treatment can override all the effect of a potent pain-relieving drug, a brain imaging study at Oxford University has shown.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Placebos work -- even without deception
(PhysOrg.com) -- For most of us, the "placebo effect" is synonymous with the power of positive thinking; it works because you believe you're taking a real drug. But a new study rattles this assumption.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 22, 2010 |
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How does the color of a pill affect its efficacy?
According to recent research the color, shape, taste and even name of a tablet or pill can have an effect on how patients feel about their medication. Choose an appropriate combination and the placebo effect gives the pill ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Tai chi eases fibromyalgia symptoms, study finds
(AP) -- Tai chi eased painful joints and other symptoms of fibromyalgia in a small but well-done study of this ancient Chinese form of exercise.
Aug 18, 2010 |
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New research finds no evidence that popular slimming supplements facilitate weight loss
New research evaluating the effectiveness of a broad selection of popular slimming supplements sold in pharmacies and health food shops has found no evidence that any of them facilitate weight loss beyond the placebo effect.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Stopping clinical trials early often exaggerates treatment effects
An international study of nearly 100 clinical trials that were stopped early due to positive treatment effects has found that many of those effects were exaggerated. The authors of the study -- published in the current issue ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Acupuncture may relieve joint pain caused by some breast cancer treatments
A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain ...
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Placebo treatments stronger than doctors thought
(AP) -- When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment
Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study published online today in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosis
Cannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found that five out six randomized controlled trials reported a reduction in spa ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Experts: Placebo power behind many natural cures
(AP) -- People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect - the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 10, 2009 |
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In Between Mind-Body Split: Chronic Pain Relief
The Placebo effect has long been recognized as a factor in determining the efficacy of various medical intervention therapies. A newly published study, "Direct Evidence for Spinal Cord Involvement in Placebo Analgesia"*, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Antioxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress
A dietary ingredient derived from a melon rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes has been shown to relieve stress. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Budesonide is not beneficial for the treatment of diarrhea in metastatic melanoma patients
Patients with stage III or IV melanoma taking ipilimumab and the oral steroid budesonide to reduce side effects did not have less diarrhea, a known side effect of ipilimumab, according to results of a phase II trial published ...
Aug 11, 2009 |
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