ladycatlover
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Just noticed this on the Grauniad website.
https://www.theguardian.com/society...to-negative-expectations-not-the-drugs-nocebo
Study done on predominantly over 60 white men.
https://www.theguardian.com/society...to-negative-expectations-not-the-drugs-nocebo
“You only get the muscle-related symptoms when you know you are taking the drug,” Peter Sever, lead author of the study from the national heart and lung institute at Imperial College London.
He added that it was important to note that patients are not imagining their pains. “Patients genuinely get the symptoms,” he said. “But you cannot attribute that, in this case, to the drug.”
These statements rather remind me of several other people who I'm sure we all know and love...He added that it was important to note that patients are not imagining their pains. “Patients genuinely get the symptoms,” he said. “But you cannot attribute that, in this case, to the drug.”
Study done on predominantly over 60 white men.