placebo effect

Watch videos about placebo effect

• May 8, 2013
  The Lie That Heals: Should Doctors Give Placebos?

  About half of doctors admit to intentionally deceiving patients by prescribing placebos, but might the ends justify the means?
• September 11, 2012
  Diet Pills Do a Fat Lot of Good

  Common slimming supplements are found to be ineffective, whereas a diet centered on whole plant foods is described as perhaps the safest approach to weight control.
• March 23, 2011
  Is Homeopathy Just Placebo?

  A review of the best science on the usefulness of homeopathy to treat a variety of conditions.