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Re:Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the marke... by mips_r4300i on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:00AM (#38624049)
A common number for improvements in outcome by placebo is typically 20%. Significant, but not a game changer.
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Re:Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the marke... by heisenzombie on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:07PM (#38631482)
Also, I think the placebo effect is popularly misunderstood:

https://www.dcscience.net/2015/12/11/placebo-effects-are-wea...

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Re:Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the marke... by mips_r4300i on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:47PM (#38632221)
Thanks for that article, it confirms what I'd long suspected. The bit about traffic cameras is a good one, and the very same problem of trying to judge health supplements efficacy without RCTs.
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