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Awesome post, Charlie. Thanks for sharing it, and your Mom's story too. I'm
working on a traveling exhibit about the experiences of medical research
volunteers so I was interested to see that evidence-based medicine was on
the list of things to discard.
On Jan 14, 2014 8:50 PM, "Charles Carlson" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Just this morning, I was pondering the "negative placebo effect."  The
> placebo effect is well documented.  The negative placebo less so, but
> probably just as powerful.   My mother had an innate distrust of western
> medicine.  No matter what the Doctor prescribed, she almost always took
> less of it, or decided to take a different dosage regime.  And she almost
> always got better, which she almost always attributed to her own medical
> acumen, and the fact that she had taken less of what had been prescribed
> for her, aka the negative placebo effect.
>
> This article in the NYTimes picks up, another great set ponderable
> discussion points for all deep thinkers:  http://nyti.ms/1eEcQvi
>
> Scientists, writers and other deep thinkers ponder a big question: What
> scientific idea is ready for retirement? (Hint: Watch yourselves, infinity
> and the universe.)
>
> Best,
> C
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