"The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also referred to as tapping therapy or energy psychology, has been gaining popularity both as ...

"If you’ve tried one of the various formulations of medical cannabis (marijuana) in hopes of easing your chronic pain, you’re far from ...

"There is extensive literature on K-Tape. Despite a sprinkling of positive studies—showing a small benefit on ankle proprioception and ...

Every science-based thinker knows about the Placebo Effect . Traditionally part of controlled medical experiments, it is used deceptively.  ...

" 'Given the enormous societal toll of chronic pain, being able to predict placebo responders in a chronic pain population could ...

"The distilled narrative of what is the Hawthorne Effect is this – the act of observing people’s behavior changes that behavior. The...

"Hype about the 'amazing' placebo effect says more about the cultural appeal of the idea than it does about solid evidence sup...

"I suspect that getting cupping prior to a race is no more effective than getting a relaxing massage minus any dubious health claims a...

"Alternative medicine practitioners love the placebo effect. To many of them, it is proof that the mind can heal the body through the ...

An in depth look at the Placebo Effect.  Note, we all are subject to it, thus, the need for controlled studies with all medical intervention...

"Ernst is quite correct to conclude, as he does, that “health care professionals need to systematically learn critical thinking early ...

The subject of placebo effects frequently appears when discussing alternative medicine/CAM.  Following is from what I consider a good arti...

Placebos, Alternative Medicine, and Patient Comfort

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/is-harnessing-the-power-of-placebo-worthwhile-to-treat-anything/

" - - - we should provide companionship and positive attention without the pseudoscientific magical claims. In fact, you can do this wh...

Are study designs causing an apparent increase of placebo effects in the USA? An interesting look at placebos. https://www.sciencebas...

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/placebo-by-conditioning/

http://www.medicaldaily.com/genetics-influence-placebo-effect-we-feel-dopamine-and-opioid-pathways-329012

The other side of the placebo coin: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150210-can-you-think-yourself-to-death

The Placebo Effect is not what you may think it is.  A long, but informative, article on the subject. http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/pl...