• Sunday House Call, #631,  October 8, 2017: I’ll take the more expensive placebo

    Sunday House Call, #631,  October 8, 2017: I’ll take the more expensive placebo   Topics today include: An interesting study on the psychology of therapeutic response to treatment using placebos based on the cost of said treatment. Your calls about: The difference between a CAT scan and MRI Treatment of tennis elbow An update from…

  • Cold-FX company never released study that showed it was no better than placebo

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  • Acupuncture no better than placebo in recent study

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 30, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Breast cancer patients experience fewer side effects on using aromatase inhibitor with sham acupuncture Reference: Study: Both Real and ‘Sham’ Acupuncture Help Ease Side Effects of Aromatase Inhibitors During Breast Cancer Treatment Patient-reported outcomes in women with breast cancer enrolled in a dual-center, double-blind, randomized…