Sentences with phrase «time as the placebo»

And in this study, those who were given elderberry recovered in half the time as the placebo group.

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.

A similar test was done, before and after oxytocin or placebo, but this time testing the participants» reactions to facial expressions, such as anger, disgust or happiness.

Study data also showed that type 2 diabetes developed in three times as many people receiving placebo as those who took liraglutide (14 subjects versus four, respectively).

According to a more recent study, the drug could also help nondiabetic individuals lose weight as well: Subjects who received the drug reported losing three times more weight over a six - month period than those who received a placebo.

Mice receiving the drug lived between six and seven times as long as animals that received a placebo.

Animals treated with a drug that stops anandamide degradation behaved as though they enjoyed spending time with their cage mates more than animals treated with a placebo, Piomelli noted.

A new analysis of nine studies conducted by Paxil's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, showed that teenagers and children taking Paxil were more than three times as likely as those taking placebos to think about and attempt suicide.

The trial is not going to be as scientific without a placebo, but when you're talking about injecting children with saline hundreds of times, which is painful, maybe we have to compromise a little bit.»

Online reviewers portray these medications as working three to six times better than they do in clinical trials that randomly assign drugs or placebos to broad samples of volunteers, he says.

The WHI could not address the risk of death due to breast cancer because with the relatively short follow - up time, few women in the WHI have thus far died as a result of breast cancer (3 in the active treatment group and 2 in the placebo group).

The green tea users lost nearly three times as much weight as the placebo group as well.

In women during postpartum days 3 - 5 (after giving birth to preterm infants), supplementation of 250 mg moringa oleifera leaf extract twice daily appears to increase milk production in a time dependent manner on the first day of supplementation (31 % increase over placebo) as well as the second (48 %) and third (165 %) day.

The 8 g / day dose shortened cold duration by 19 % in comparison to the placebo group, and two times as much compared to the 4 g / day dosages.

The dosage of 6 g / day shortened cold duration by 17 % in comparison to the placebo group, and two times as much compared to the 3 g / day dosages.

Although the researchers could therefore not attribute any clear and consistent toxicity to the sprouts, the fact that none of the three placebo subjects developed abnormal levels of liver enzymes suggested a causal relationship.19 Broccoli sprouts are ten to one hundred times as rich as broccoli in chemicals that can potentially release nitriles upon digestion.20 Prudent observers may wish to wait for the completion of long - term safety studies before offering themselves as guinea pigs for this newfangled food.

A meta - analysis of 34 double blind, placebo - controlled, randomized studies that included 4,138 people, concluded that the probiotic strain, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, when given at the same time as antibiotics, had a greater than 60 % reduced risk of antibiotic - associated diarrhea.

Participants will take a proprietary blend of coconut and medium - chain triglyceride oils, administered as a 1 - ounce drink three times daily, for either Months 1 - 3 or Months 4 - 6 of the study; a placebo will be taken during the other 3 - month period.

The results showed that those who took maca reduced their times, while the athletes who took the placebo had times that remained close to or the same as their previous personal bests.

I was no less enthusiastic than those standing on the podium as this was for me an opportunity to evaluate for the first time a school voucher initiative by means of a randomized field trial, the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of a program, the same design as the pill - placebo design used in medical research to ascertain whether pills are effective.