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Re:What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick? by swyea on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:55PM (#18400809)
> Is it okay for doctors to lie about placebo treatments if it actually helps?

People do this all the time, it's called homeopathy

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Re:What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick? by 08-15 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:29PM (#18401566)
And it's not okay. It's fraud.
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Re:What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick? by darpa_escapee on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:05PM (#18404258)
Homeopathic products cannot make claims about treating or curing diseases.
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