I found an interesting science-based discussion of the placebo effect with 18 comments on an interesting blog called Science-Based Medicine. The Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet, claimed to be a cure for chronic pain via the placebo effect, did not impress a judge who threw out the maker’s appeal of the Federal Trade Commission’s finding that the claim of a cure was fraudulent. The author of the article defends the judge’s ruling and goes on to give a pretty thorough discussion of the placebo effect. The comments are quite interesting too.
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Tags: chronic pain, federal trade commission, Medicine, placebo effect, q ray ionized bracelet, science-based medicine
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Fascinating – note that we now have a blog focused entirely on the placebo effect – http://www.placebo.com.au
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