Sentences with phrase «placebo pills alone»
Fake surgeries — where doctors make some incisions but don't actually change anything — make people feel better than placebo pills alone.
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Despite that, reviews of studies have found the positive effects of homeopathic treatment for certain conditions — including acute diarrhea, flu, and allergies — can not be explained by a placebo effect alone (the placebo effect is when people get better because they are receiving some pill, even if that is a neutral «sugar pill»).