Wow! It's kina exciting that I could start such a ruckus!
(hehehe) Anyway, Mel, there will be no need to elaborate
further on the article. You summarized the article quite
well in your response to your response. It should probably
be mentioned, however, that this is not the first study to
attack the plausibility of the "placebo effect."
I think another point should be taken from this discussion.
Research is very prone to flaws, especially in humans, and
especially in medicine. It teaches us to take all studies,
no matter how referenced or "definitive," with a grain of
salt...
Warm regards,
Geoff
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