I don't think we can rule out the power of placebo, but on the other hand I can see it doing something like cancer no good at all. In fact I recall there was a study done last year umm perhaps the year before that? About the effect the power of a positive attitude can have on cancer patients. There is no effect.
On 22 Feb, 16:01, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > The link to the study of physicians I posted months ago that concluded > from them that as much as 80% of their treatments were consciously > associated or centered upon a placebo effect I found astonishing but > instructive. > > On Feb 22, 7:32 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm with the MP's > > > They argued the effectiveness was often unpredictable and involved a > > deception by the medical establishment. (This makes sense if there is > > any placebo effect with the treatment then there essentially is no > > treatment) > > > They also warned it could lead to a delay in diagnosis if symptoms > > were cured but the underlying reason for them was not tackled. > > (I would agree with that and have to add relapse may occur later on > > with the lack of diagnostic information) > > > The MPs also criticised the drugs regulator, the Medicines and > > Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, for allowing medical claims to > > be made. (I don't understand how medical claims could be made on such > > treatment > > > Now if the politicians would apply this type of scrutiny to all other > > areas of running the country, I think things might well improve Lee! > > > On Feb 22, 5:55 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What do we make of this? > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8524926.stm > > > > Bloody good idea, what! > > > > It somewhat restores my faith in politicians.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
