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Supposed Skeptics?
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RE: Supposed Skeptics?
(July 8, 2014 at 3:36 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: That's pretty surprising. And forgive my ignorance of the healthcare system in the UK, but if it's offered by the NHS, does that mean that your tax money is being used to promote/administer these kinds of 'treatments'?

Yes, it's tax money used to fund these treatments. The thing is, if they make people feel a lot better through a placebo effect they're worth it and they are a lot cheaper than drugs.

There's an interesting article on the Harvard Magazine website - The Placebo Phenomenon - An ingenious researcher finds the real ingredients of “fake” medicine.
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Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 8, 2014 at 9:51 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Mister Agenda - July 8, 2014 at 9:57 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 8, 2014 at 10:20 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by ThomM - July 9, 2014 at 9:36 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by vorlon13 - July 8, 2014 at 11:19 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 11:25 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 3:33 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 8, 2014 at 3:36 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 4:03 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Mr Greene - July 9, 2014 at 10:01 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 10:05 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 3:42 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by MJ the Skeptical - July 8, 2014 at 3:44 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Mudhammam - July 8, 2014 at 3:51 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Faith No More - July 8, 2014 at 3:57 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Cato - July 8, 2014 at 7:40 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Dystopia - July 8, 2014 at 7:44 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 8:37 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Jenny A - July 9, 2014 at 10:13 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 10:16 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Jenny A - July 9, 2014 at 10:57 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 11:06 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Angrboda - July 9, 2014 at 11:42 am
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Faith No More - July 9, 2014 at 3:29 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Whateverist - July 9, 2014 at 12:23 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by Cato - July 9, 2014 at 1:40 pm
RE: Supposed Skeptics? - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 1:44 pm

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