Sentences with phrase «as the placebo effect»

In some cases it's referred to as the placebo effect.

Otherwise there would be no such thing as the placebo effect in medicine.»

One study even goes so far as to say that the herbs can work, but only as a placebo effect.

Researchers from the University of Florida investigated whether lessening of pain sensitivity attributed to SMT is specific to the procedure itself or occurs as a placebo effect from treatment expectation.

As the placebo effect emerges from a long history in the shadows, the new question is: How can we use this age - old brain trick to our advantage?

Letter to the Editor — Blackmore Vale Magazine — April 6, 2014 I strongly contest Dr Erik Blakeley «s comments in your recent article calling wind turbine noise as a placebo effect.

Not exact matches

While a few studies have indicated that cupping may reduce pain and increase well being, as The New York Times notes there's scant research to determine whether it's anything more than a placebo effect.

Because your rationalization for your faith is exactly the same type as the Muslims and Hindus use, no god belief ever comes out on top — it's the belief that carries the placebo effect, not the specific religion or god..

So if it is controlled via placebo effect, does it really matter as long as the pain is controlled?

«I'm on the record as saying I absolutely do not believe in the explanations for homeopathy and how it quote unquote works,» she says, before adding: «But I do believe in the placebo effect and it's possible that if a placebo is the best treatment for a lower back pain, for example, then that's what the evidence shows and in a lot of these areas there hasn't been enough research done to really tell that.

«Recent scientific advances have enabled us to identify a trove of neurotransmitters and detect relevant neural brain pathways as well as genetic markers that help explain the biology of the placebo effect,» said Kaptchuk.

The «placebo effect» is often described as events that occur when patients show improvement from treatments that contain no active ingredients.

The authors define the placebo effect as relief of symptoms that arise from patients» overall medical encounters including responses to medical symbols (such as medical diplomas prominently displayed on the wall or words on a medication bottle) and, importantly, patient - physician interactions.

The placebo effect, also known as non-specific effects and the subject - expectancy effect, is the phenomenon that a patient's symptoms can be alleviated by an otherwise ineffective treatment, since the individual expects or believes that it will work.

«A significant body of research has resulted in a shift from thinking of placebos as just «dummy» treatments to recognizing that placebo effects encompass numerous aspects of the health care experience and are central to medicine and patient care,» said the article's coauthor Ted Kaptchuk, Director of the Program in Placebo Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical placebo effects encompass numerous aspects of the health care experience and are central to medicine and patient care,» said the article's coauthor Ted Kaptchuk, Director of the Program in Placebo Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical Placebo Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

According to the authors, placebo effects can dramatically enhance the effectiveness of pharmaceutical therapies, as shown in studies of patients with irritable bowel disease and episodic migraine.

We are sometimes so busy demonstrating that a therapy is «more than a placebo,» we forget that the effects of symbols and therapeutic encounters can be valuable in and of themselves and that these and other «placebo effects» are foundational to medicine as a healing profession.»

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Some practitioners dismiss placebo effects as irrelevant.

In June, Winfried Häuser at the Technical University of Munich published a review paper showing that in many clinical trials, placebos produce fully half as many reported side effects as real drugs do.

But studies such as Petrovic's and Wager's linking placebo effects to real neurobiological processes have painted a more nuanced picture.

For as long as medicine has existed, the placebo effect has been quietly playing a role in treatment.

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And although the side effects from XBD173 were similar to those of placebos, such as gastrointestinal problems, there were far fewer problems than with alprazolam.

Widely hailed as a «breakthrough» in HIV prevention by public health officials, the studies — one of which dropped its placebo arm today because of the convincing effects of the intervention — add powerful new tools to derail transmission of the virus in the population that accounts for most of the 34 million infections in the world.

Furthermore, the report accuses the British Homeopathic Association (BHA), which had submitted evidence to the panel, of cherry - picking, and even, in one case actively misrepresenting, research into the treatment (a famous study that concluded its findings were «compatible with the notion that the clinical effects of homeopathy are placebo effects» was cited by the BHA as evidence of the treatment's efficacy.)

Recent empirical studies have shown that placebos administered openly have clinically significant effects on physical complaints such as chronic back pain, irritable bowel syndrome, episodic migraine and rhinitis.

Although the study began as a randomized trial that divided subjects into four treatment groups (placebo, deprenyl, α - tocopherol, and deprenyl / α - tocopherol), this was terminated early because positive effects of deprenyl were observed and all subjects then received deprenyl for approximately 18 months.

Langer attributes outcomes such as this one to the placebo effect: when people are persuaded to think mindfully about what they are doing, they adopt more positive and empowering beliefs about themselves, and they feel and perform better.

Overall, the studies suggested that the herb was more effective than a placebo and just as effective as antidepressants such as Prozac yet came with fewer side effects.

Experiments on five people who were given a caffeine pill or a placebo pill a few hours before their normal bedtime and then exposed to dim or bright light showed that caffeine's effects were about half as strong as exposure to bright lights — one of the best - studied ways to shift the body's clock.

Researchers have found that we're more likely to experience negative side effects when we take a drug we think is pricier — a flip side of the placebo effect known as the «nocebo» effect.

«This study opens up a new avenue of studies for brain - based interventions,» he says, «such as targeting the dopamine system» to increase the placebo effect.

«And if you respond to a medication and half your response is due to a placebo effect, we need to know what makes you different from those who don't respond as well.»

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Throughout the trial, a placebo arm has been used, to help distinguish drug effects from the effects of being in the trial, such as the injection procedure.

Some placebo - controlled experiments revealed that taking fish oil leads to lowered disease activity and less need for anti-inflammatory medicines which, as we learned earlier, can have some undesirable side effects.

The study looked at the effect of dietary supplementation using 2,000 international units of nonprescription vitamin E daily in a large group of elderly Alzheimer's patients and compared their results over an average of around two years to similar patients who received a placebo, a pharmaceutical marketed as a «treatment» for Alzheimer's disease (memantine), or a combination of memantine along with vitamin E.

I also got a bee in my bonnet recently when I heard that TED organizers would label a lecture like this as «red flagged» because I discussed the placebo effect.

Zoloft (sertraline) and Remeron (mirtazapine), which are both available as generics, also generated more — and more severe — side effects than placebo, leading the researchers to suggest that these and other antidepressants should be reserved for dementia patients whose depression fails to respond to more conservative treatments, such as psychotherapy.

Qnexa was linked to a small risk of heart palpitations and increased heart rate in the clinical trials, according to the FDA review, as well as a small but increased risk of psychiatric and cognitive side effects, compared to placebo.

As for the color's power as an appetite suppressant, it's possible it may have a placebo effect, says Health's contributing nutrition editor, Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD. «Some may see the color and think about candy, and pink frosted cupcakes, while others might see the color and feel a sense of calm and centeredness that helps them better tune into their hunger and fullness cues.&raquAs for the color's power as an appetite suppressant, it's possible it may have a placebo effect, says Health's contributing nutrition editor, Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD. «Some may see the color and think about candy, and pink frosted cupcakes, while others might see the color and feel a sense of calm and centeredness that helps them better tune into their hunger and fullness cues.&raquas an appetite suppressant, it's possible it may have a placebo effect, says Health's contributing nutrition editor, Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD. «Some may see the color and think about candy, and pink frosted cupcakes, while others might see the color and feel a sense of calm and centeredness that helps them better tune into their hunger and fullness cues.»

Roughly one - quarter of the people in the placebo group experienced side effects such as nausea or drowsiness, compared with about 40 percent of the people taking antidepressants.

While the International Journal of Biomedical Science study found that it was «reasonable» to describe maca as having beneficial effects and allowing for a «substantial reduction of menopausal discomfort» on a small sample of early - postmenopausal women, the study also stated there was a definite placebo effect, so «further, more complex» research was needed.

This small study revealed that based on a menopause - rating scale, fennel consumption twice a day as a phytoestrogen improved symptoms of menopause in comparison to a minimal effect of placebo.

Brain activity reduction and the fact that no drop in behavioural performance was seen during the task indicates that the brain is more efficient under the 2 substances» combined effect, as fewer resources are needed for producing the same performance level compared to those individuals who had the placebo or who had only glucose or caffeine.

By understanding the placebo effect as a valid...

While anti-depressants may be harnessing the placebo effect to help individuals heal, there are downsides to them as well.

The placebo effect is based on changing our beliefs, which, as you may know, is not something we can simply will ourselves to do.

It's an interesting experience as I'm aware there can be a placebo effect but it felt like a more concentrated energy and focus as opposed to being all hopped up on caffeine and taurine.