The Unconscious Mind Plays a Key Role In The Placebo Effect

'With the discovery that the unconscious mind plays a key role in the placebo effect, researchers have identified a novel mechanism that helps explain the power of placebos and nocebos.

Much of medicine is based on what is considered the strongest possible evidence: The placebo-controlled trial. A paper published in the October 19 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine -- entitled "What's In Placebos: Who Knows?" calls into question this foundation upon which much of medicine rests, by showing that there is no standard behind the standard -- no standard for the placebo.'

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David R. Hamilton PhD: How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body

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How to heal your body using your mind

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Research: Some Cancer Diagnoses Kill Quicker Than The Cancer

'New research now indicates that a cancer diagnosis may be as fatal as the cancer itself, dramatically increasing the risk of suicide and heart-related death in the week following diagnosis. The risk of suicide was found to be 12 times higher and the risk of heart-related death 6 times higher during the first week following diagnosis versus those who were cancer free.

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The placebo effect

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Placebos Work -- Even Without Deception

 

 by Dr. Mercola

'It has long been believed that the placebo effect works only because people believe they are taking a real drug. But a new study casts doubt on this assumption. Placebos may work even when they are administered without deception.

Even though placebos contain no active ingredients, patients often respond to them. In fact, many American physicians -- perhaps as many as 50 percent -- secretly give placebos to their patients.

Since this practice is ethically questionable, a group of researchers decided to explore whether or not the power of placebos can be used without the secrecy.'

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