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Homeopathy for ebola
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The placebo effect is a real effect so can be used to treat no serious illnesses to some extent.
Apparently it still works if you know its a placebo. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.  RE: Homeopathy for ebola
August 17, 2014 at 7:54 am
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2014 at 7:54 am by Jacob(smooth).)
(August 17, 2014 at 7:38 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: The placebo effect is a real effect so can be used to treat some serious illnesses to some extent. Fixed it for you.  Placebo can certainly achieve measurable physiological changes in SOME conditions. Stomach ulcers for eg. How do we know? because we tested it. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2014313/ The issue is that placebos working for SOME conditions does not mean it works for all, or that a real medicine (which also contains the placebo effect would not work better. And irresponsible CAMers have no respect for the distinction. And of course, sometimes placebos can be a downright dangerous choice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12974558
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken." Sith code (August 17, 2014 at 7:54 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote:(August 17, 2014 at 7:38 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: The placebo effect is a real effect so can be used to treat some serious illnesses to some extent. Do placebos help if used in conjunction with efficacious drugs? If someone takes a sugar pill and a Paracetamol will the headache get better faster than with the medicine alone? Also I can see a role for placebos if, for example they are taking a drug for a real disease but pain medication would interact with it. A sugar pill would help with the pain and not harm the patient. Even if its all in the mind, the effect is real. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis. 
I've hated placebos ever since that time I was addicted to them.
Homeopathy does work however. A good way to get rid of the flu is to spit in your coffee. Have a sip and then pour it in the swimming pool. Come back 24 hrs later and have another sip. Similar cure for diarrhoea. |
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