placebos in English

noun
1
a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.
his Aunt Beatrice had been kept alive on sympathy and placebos for thirty years

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1. Benzoyl peroxide consistently shows significant effectiveness compared to placebos

2. But Commutable comparable numbers of those who received placebos also improved

3. 24 But belief increases the likelihood of a predicted outcome: placebos against psychic ailments work astonishingly well.

4. What's interesting is they did it in South America and Canada, where it's "more ethical to give placebos."

5. But belief increases the likelihood of a predicted outcome: placebos against psychic ailments work astonishingly well.

6. The review — published in the medical journal The Lancet — found that 21 common Antidepressants beat placebos in strictly controlled tests.

7. In this trial 244people were randomised to take Bupropion, 244 used a nicotine patch, 245 used both medications and 160 were given placebos

8. In a study at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shingles patients receiving up to 800 milligrams of acyclovir orally five times a day for ten days experienced significantly less lesion formation, scabbing, and pain than recipients who received placebos.