file.newsgroup.med.58883 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (ron roth)
Subject: Selective Placebo
T(> Russell Turpin responds to article by Ron Roth:
T(>
T(> R> ... I don't doubt that the placebo effect is alive and well with
T(> R> EVERY medical modality - estimated by some to be around 20+%,
T(> R> but why would it be higher with alternative versus conventional
T(> R> medicine?"
T(>
T(> How do you know that it is? If you could show this by careful
T(> measurement, I suspect you would have a paper worthy of publication
T(> in a variety of medical journals.
T(>
T(> Russell
If you notice the question mark at the end of the sentence, I was
addressing that very question to that person (who has a dog named
sugar) and a few other people who seem to be of the same opinion.
I would love to have anyone come up with a study to support their
claims that the placebo effect is more prevalent with alternative
compared to conventional medicine.
Perhaps the study could also include how patients respond if they
are dissatisfied with a conventional versus an alternative doctor,
i.e. which practitioner is more likely to get punched in the face
when the success of the treatment doesn't meet the expectations of
the patient!
--Ron--
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