Placebo Effect
The power of placebo-controls has little to do with the placebo-effect
Randomisation ensures treatment and control groups are as similar as possible when beginning a study - placebo controls ensure they are similar during a study
More wishful thinking than medical reality: “Placebos” by Kathryn T. Hall
The 'powerful placebo' is a seductive myth that Kathryn T. Hall's "Placebos" can't resist, even though her grand claims clearly misinterpret what the best available evidence says
The Get Well show proved that for its fans, even when pseudoscience fails, it succeeds
Lynne McTaggart's talk at her recent Get Well show was filled with tales of pseudoscience failing... yet she saw only more incredulous successes
Rather less than more: More or Less misses the mark on placebo effects
In praising the power of the placebo effect, the statistical sleuths at the BBC's More or Less cited small, subjective studies that have failed to replicate
Placebo inhalers can’t treat asthma: another ‘powerful placebo’ myth busted
Patients on placebo inhalers reported that they felt better, even though their lung capacity was objectively the same - this isn't an argument for placebo asthma treatments, but for objective measurements in clinical studies
The idea that four placebo pills are more powerful than two sounds magical – because it isn’t true
The claim that "four placebo pills work better than two placebo pills" is based on a misreading of an outdated study - we need to stop repeating it
Much ado about nothing: evidence of the ‘powerful placebo’ is far from convincing
A look at a paper touting the benefits of placebo for shoulder pain shows ‘powerful placebo’ claims fail to stand up to scrutiny.
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