_ Heart HealthStatins and Side Effects By Jane Farrell articleAmong patients who stopped taking their cholesterol-lowering statin medication due to side effects, researchers found the statin may not have … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresThe Most Common Shoulder Surgery Is No Better than A Placebo By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have found that one of the most common shoulder operations – shoulder impingement surgery – has no more benefit … Read More→
_ Women's Health and WellnessVaginal Estrogen Tablets, Moisturizers, and Placebo Gel All Can Lessen Vaginal Discomfort By Sondra Forsyth articleA clinical trial comparing two treatments for postmenopausal vaginal discomfort – low-dose vaginal estrogen and a vaginal moisturizer – to … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart HealthStartling New Research Shows That Heart Stents for Chest Pain May Simply Have a Placebo Effect for Some Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleCoronary artery stents are lifesaving for heart attack patients, but new research suggests that the placebo effect may be larger … Read More→
_ Placebo Drugs Can Predict Successful Depression Treatment By thirdAGE articleIf a depressed patient responds well to a placebo, that may determine how well they’ll respond to a real medicine, … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementThe Placebo Effect May Really Work By articleThe placebo effect – being “cured” by something that really isn’t medicine – seems to work even if you know … Read More→
_ Positive Expectations and Depression By articlePositive thinking may help some depressed patients after all, according to a new study on the placebo effect in medical … Read More→