Re:A radio frequency exposure test finds an iPhone 11 Pro ex...
by stordoff on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:59PM
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> simply because the person receiving them believes it will
Perhaps somewhat bizarrely, maybe even if they know it's only placebo:
> In these four studies patients were randomised to receive open label placebo (pills described as "inert placebos containing no medication") plus usual treatment or usual treatment[...]
> The consistency and magnitude of symptomatic relief across these studies—performed in hospitals on two continents—suggest that open label placebo may have a real therapeutic benefit.
Perhaps somewhat bizarrely, maybe even if they know it's only placebo:
> In these four studies patients were randomised to receive open label placebo (pills described as "inert placebos containing no medication") plus usual treatment or usual treatment[...]
> The consistency and magnitude of symptomatic relief across these studies—performed in hospitals on two continents—suggest that open label placebo may have a real therapeutic benefit.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6889847/