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MRIs Show MDs Can Feel Patients' Pain

submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013

Could it be that it is the relationship between the doctor and patient that does the healing rather than the drugs, surgeries, and technologies they rely on? You betcha! A study published in the January 2013 issue of Molecular Psychiatry showed that the same locations in the brain that light up when patients receive placebo therapies are similarly activated...

New Data on Placebo

submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013

Harvard studies published in the NEJM the impact of two placebo treatments vs standard medical treatments for asthma patients. When it came to patient reported benefits, placebos were equally as effective as sthe standard treatment. However, the measured benefits of placebo on pulmonary function testing was only about 35% as effective as standart medical treatments. A...

NSAIDs: The Myriad of Side Effects

submitted by: admin on 05/31/2014

The effectiveness of NSAIDS for longterm pain is questionable according to new research. Chronic use of these drugs shows their effectiveness is close to that of a placebo. There are many alternatives to drugs for pain management that are more effective and far safer. More than 30,000 people die annually in the US from this class of drugs, which include Advil,...

Placebo Effect

submitted by: admin on 04/26/2024

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Placebo Effect with Ofer Erez

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

In medicine we throw out the effect of placebo. However, it is safe, affordable, powerful treatment that works! What we believe has potent biochemical and physiological effects. Ethics of placebo are discussed too.

Placebo is as effective as drugs to prevent migranes in kids

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

According to an article published in the January issue of the journal, Pediatrics, placebo is as effective as drugs in preventing migraine headaches in children. Only two drugs, Topamax and trazadone, worked better than placebo, and the very minimal benefits were not worth the risks from side effects. The benefit of placebo was a reduction...

Role of the Shaman in Healing

submitted by: admin on 03/06/2014

Science and spirituality are on the same spectrum but on opposite poles. Vicki and I believe they are always perfectly aligned and congruent. Modern science does not understand the nature of spirit or how it works and rather than study it, it chooses to simply throw it out and leave it to the domain of the church. This is not good science! Hiding our scientific...

Should Medical Research Forego Placebo Testing?

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

The results of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial re-opened debate on whether it is ethical to conduct placebo-controlled studies because it puts those in the placebo group at the disadvantage of not being in the treatment arm. One could make the point that placebo is not really necessary because all that needs to be done is to see if patients...

SSRI Antidepressants, Aspirin, and NSAIDs Increase Bleeding

submitted by: admin on 04/26/2024

Combining SSRI antidepressants with aspirin or other NSAIDs can lead to a 42% increase risk for bleeding. SSRIs may inhibit the uptake and storage of serotonin by platelets. Low platelet serotonin leads to reduced platelet aggregation and a tendency to bleed. Considering that SSRIs have little evidence that they work better than placebo and that...

Stress Management and its Effect on Cancer

submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013

Does stress management help people with cancer? It is clear that stress management helps everyone. Whether or not we can prove a beneficial effect on cancer depends on how a study is done. Hope, placebo, and positive attitude are a good things whether or not it helps the cancer itself.

Stroke Recovery and Acupuncture

submitted by: admin on 04/26/2024

Acupuncture has been touted to help stroke victims, but a study was done showing that it doesn't work. The study suffered from selection bias. Placebo effect is discussed. Getting better should be the bottom line, not whether or not the beneficial effect is placebo.

The Best Way to Relieve a Migraine Headache

submitted by: admin on 01/22/2014

A Harvard Medical School study published in the January 2014 issue of Science Translational Medicine quantified the effect of placebo vs a drug called Maxalt in people with migraine headaches. They gave 66 patients who had over 450 attacks one of six treatments. Two were made with positive expectations (envelopes labeled with Maxalt), two with negative...