Dear colleagues, Many of you all will enjoy reading this review of the Nocebo Effect in Medicine: http://www.aerzteblatt.de/pdf.asp?id=127210 There is also a very good blog on the subject in The Smithsonian Surprising Science Blog: What is the Nocebo Effect? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/07/what-is-the-nocebo-effect/ Regards, Ash