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Kind Patches almost certainly aren’t the answer to ADHD focus issues
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Navel glazing: the beauty fad of applying castor oil to the belly button
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Hair analysis and bioresonance food sensitivity tests are simply junk science
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Placebo Effect
Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise
Mike Hall
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25th November 2024
Among the many odd claims made about the placebo effect is that pacemakers work even before they're switched on - which obviously isn't true
Health
Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea
Alice Howarth
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18th November 2024
Argan oil from Morocco is said to have all manner of health benefits, from preventing hair loss to boosting the immune system - all based on little to no evidence
Alternative Medicine
Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya
Natália Pasternak
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11th November 2024
A recently rescued penguin in Rio de Janeiro is being treated with acupuncture, cannabinoids and music therapy - despite a total lack of evidence
Placebo Effect
The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
Mike Hall
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6th November 2024
The idea that the colour of a pill influences what placebo response you get is based on a succession of badly designed or badly interpreted trials
Health
The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?
Alice Howarth
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17th October 2024
Viral claims suggest a new way to give your skin that sun-kissed glow: eating so many carrots you turn orange from carotenosis.
Nutrition
The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation
Maeve Hanan
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16th October 2024
Fad diets and dubious claims about nutrition have always been popular, but with social media, avoiding bad food advice seems harder than ever
Placebo Effect
Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?
Mike Hall
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30th September 2024
It's said that pill colour influences what placebo effect people experience, but the primary source for this claim is flimsy at best
Placebo Effect
Religion is simply a powerful placebo – offering priests a sense of ritual, but little else
Colin Brewer
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23rd September 2024
Theatrical but ultimately ineffective, religion may be the ultimate placebo effect - as 17th Century priest Jean Meslier realised 300 years ago
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