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Hacker News<p>All Placebos are not created equal</p><p><a href="https://www.samstack.io/p/all-placebos-are-not-created-equal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">samstack.io/p/all-placebos-are</span><span class="invisible">-not-created-equal</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/All" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>All</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/are" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>are</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/not" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>not</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/created" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>created</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placebos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Julia Clement<p>My <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/hypochondria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypochondria</span></a>'s so bad my doctor prescribes me broad spectrum <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placebos</span></a>.</p>
Norbert_R 🧣🐘🦣<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoktorWhatson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoktorWhatson</span></a></p><p>Warum redet keiner über <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebos</span></a>?!</p><p>“<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hom%C3%B6opathie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homöopathie</span></a> wirkt nicht über den <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Placebo_Effekt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebo_Effekt</span></a> hinaus.” </p><p>Was bedeutet das eigentlich? Das haben wir mit der Hilfe zweier Experten recherchiert und es stellt sich heraus: es gibt tatsächlich etwas, das die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medizin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medizin</span></a> von der Homöopathie lernen kann.<br><a href="https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=tpVVCQrOdJw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">yewtu.be/watch?v=tpVVCQrOdJw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
A Joke A Day<p>My hypochondria’s so bad my doctor prescribes me broad spectrum placebos.</p><p><a href="https://juliaclement.com/joke-a-day/placebos/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://juliaclement.com/joke-a-day/placebos/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://juliaclement.com/tag/hypochondria/" target="_blank">#Hypochondria</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://juliaclement.com/tag/placebos/" target="_blank">#Placebos</a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebos</span></a> may ease <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pain</span></a> by acting on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> systems linked to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emotions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396049-placebos-may-ease-pain-by-acting-on-brain-systems-linked-to-emotions/?amp;utm_source=NSNS&amp;amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;amp;utm_content=news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/23960</span><span class="invisible">49-placebos-may-ease-pain-by-acting-on-brain-systems-linked-to-emotions/?amp;utm_source=NSNS&amp;amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;amp;utm_content=news</span></a></p>
Martin Marheinecke<p>Einige Wahrheiten (1/4):<br><a href="https://norden.social/tags/%C3%96kostrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ökostrom</span></a> ist billiger als der aus fossilen Brennstoffen - vom <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Atomstrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atomstrom</span></a>" gar nicht zu reden.<br><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Hom%C3%B6opathische" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homöopathische</span></a> "Arzneimittel" sind <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebos</span></a>.<br>Durch Fäkalien verschmutztes Wasser war im <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Mittelalter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mittelalter</span></a> nur selten ein Problem, im Gegensatz zum 19. Jahrhundert - und Bier wurde nicht deshalb getrunken, weil das Wasser so schlecht war.<br>Die großen <a href="https://norden.social/tags/%C3%96lkonzerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ölkonzerne</span></a> wussten schon vor 50 Jahren, wie schlimm die <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Klimakatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klimakatastrophe</span></a> werden würde.</p>
nanowiz<p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guncontrol</span></a> <br><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/thoughtsandprayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtsandprayers</span></a> are <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placebos</span></a><br><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ar15s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ar15s</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Reoublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reoublicans</span></a> standing in the way of <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/gunreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gunreform</span></a> got to go</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SugarPill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SugarPill</span></a> Nation<br><a href="https://nautil.us/sugar-pill-nation-294292/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nautil.us/sugar-pill-nation-29</span><span class="invisible">4292/</span></a> <br>Even when we know they’re “fake,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placebos</span></a> can tame our emotional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/distress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distress</span></a>.</p>
Monika Merkes PhD Ⓥ<p>"Can’t shake off guilty feelings? A placebo pill might help"</p><p><a href="https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2023/01/20/guilty-feelings-cured-by-a-pill/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbe</span><span class="invisible">ing/2023/01/20/guilty-feelings-cured-by-a-pill/</span></a></p><p>We've known for some time that placebos are powerful, even open label placebos. And not just for feelings of guilt.<br>I wrote about <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placebos</span></a> in The Conversation:</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/not-just-smoke-and-mirrors-placebos-place-in-modern-medicine-4587" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/not-just-s</span><span class="invisible">moke-and-mirrors-placebos-place-in-modern-medicine-4587</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/using-placebo-in-medical-practice-an-ethical-conundrum-14773" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/using-plac</span><span class="invisible">ebo-in-medical-practice-an-ethical-conundrum-14773</span></a></p>
The Skeptic magazine<p>More wishful thinking than medical reality: “Placebos” by Kathryn T. Hall<br>Dave Hahn </p><p>The 'powerful placebo' is a seductive myth that Kathryn T. Hall's "Placebos" can't resist, even though her grand claims clearly misinterpret what the best available evidence says</p><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/12/more-wishful-thinking-than-medical-reality-placebos-by-kathryn-t-hall/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">skeptic.org.uk/2022/12/more-wi</span><span class="invisible">shful-thinking-than-medical-reality-placebos-by-kathryn-t-hall/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Placebo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebo</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Placebos</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Skeptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skeptic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MedicalMyths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalMyths</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabis</span></a> trials against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pain</span></a>, people who take <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/placebos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>placebos</span></a> report feeling largely the same level of pain relief as those who consume the active <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cannabinoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabinoid</span></a> substance. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pharmaceutical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pharmaceutical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2022/11/med11282202.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2022/11/med11282202</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>