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Is an Allergy to a COVID Vaccine Always Real? Placebo Trial Casts Doubt
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 2, 2023
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Allergic reactions to the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines are very rare, and a new study questions whether many of those that do occur are even real.
In a small new study of 16 people who said they'd experienced an allergic reaction to a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, thos...
Placebo Pill Eases Cancer-Related Fatigue in Study
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2022
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Patients with advanced cancer often suffer crippling fatigue, but there has been little in the way of relief for them as they battle their disease.
Now, a new investigation may have landed on a surprising solution -- a dummy pill that contains no medication of any kind.<...
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- November 10, 2021
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Illustrating the power of the mind to heal itself, new research suggests that the placebo effect could help drive antidepressants' effects against anxiety disorders.
The placebo effect refers to an increase in the success of a treatment when a patient expects a benefit.<...