If the placebo is double blind I've heard the percentage shoots up. But
the fact remains that a mere thought, or belief, is affecting something.
If science were untainted that would be the basis for massive
investigation.
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Barry MacKichan <
barry.mackic...@mackichan.com> wrote:
> I've heard it is very effective, but only for a time until the patient
> discovers it is a placebo. Call it the Lincoln effect ("You can fool all of
> ….").
>
> --Barry
>
> On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Ron Newman <ron.new...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There's no money in it (actually, there's a lot of money in it) but the
> effects - 30% efficacy I heard once - are impressive, without side effects.
>
>
>
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