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Sydney Morning Herald
6 days ago
- Health
- Sydney Morning Herald
The August 9 Edition
It's long been recognised that placebo treatments, such as a sugar pill, can result in a real reduction in symptoms for some patients. So it's fascinating to read in Fenella Souter's cover story today that most Australian GPs have, at some point, prescribed a placebo for a patient they can't help. Scientists have long struggled to understand precisely how the placebo effect works: is it simply dopamine firing up in heady expectation of a relief from pain? And the bigger question: could the placebo effect be used to help further reduce pain in some patients, sparing them unnecessary drug use? Like pain itself, it's fiendishly complicated. – Greg Callaghan, acting editor.
The Age
6 days ago
- Health
- The Age
The August 9 Edition
It's long been recognised that placebo treatments, such as a sugar pill, can result in a real reduction in symptoms for some patients. So it's fascinating to read in Fenella Souter's cover story today that most Australian GPs have, at some point, prescribed a placebo for a patient they can't help. Scientists have long struggled to understand precisely how the placebo effect works: is it simply dopamine firing up in heady expectation of a relief from pain? And the bigger question: could the placebo effect be used to help further reduce pain in some patients, sparing them unnecessary drug use? Like pain itself, it's fiendishly complicated. – Greg Callaghan, acting editor.
