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Old Apr 02, 2015, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by stopdog View Post
I think it is a bit off to consider all alternative medicine as placebo effect.
I trust centuries of people not dying from everything without scientists more than I do drug companies. I don't trust drug companies or their alleged studies and scientists - if you do - then fine.
The placebo effect is a real effect.

They did a seasickness story on Mythbusters, and one of the cures they tried was a placebo. They told Adam and Grant that it was a genuine pharmaceutical seasickness remedy when in fact it was only a vitamin pill. Adam got no benefit but Grant did.
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