A Placebo for Pain Relief—Even When You Know It’s Not Real

Singapore News News

A Placebo for Pain Relief—Even When You Know It’s Not Real
Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines
  • 📰 WSJ
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 20 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 63%

Some patients with chronic pain can get relief from a placebo even when they know it isn’t an active medication, a growing body of evidence shows

.

More researchers are looking at the idea of placebos—substances that have no actual pharmaceutical effect—as an alternative to traditional pain medications, which can be ineffective and carry significant side effects. Placebos might have particular potential for difficult-to-treat conditions like chronic back pain, cancer-related fatigue and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome,...

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

WSJ /  🏆 98. in US

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Australia is the latest country to get into the single-malt whisky gameAustralia is the latest country to get into the single-malt whisky gameAnd Whisky Nova is participating in fund-raisers for Australian wildfire victims at bars in Chicago and New York.
Read more »

My husband wrote a secret will when our marriage was rocky, but we are in a happier place now — should I now write one too?My husband wrote a secret will when our marriage was rocky, but we are in a happier place now — should I now write one too?‘I do not know what is in this will, but it’s still current and in his brother’s possession.’
Read more »

What It's Like Cooking for My Child With AutismWhat It's Like Cooking for My Child With AutismWhen you need to feed your family, sometimes you just can't follow all the rules.
Read more »

Man City drop more points, Norwich get lifelineMan City drop more points, Norwich get lifelineEven when Liverpool are not in action they continue to bolster their seemingly i...
Read more »

Princess Charlotte Won't Automatically Inherit The Title of Princess RoyalPrincess Charlotte Won't Automatically Inherit The Title of Princess RoyalIt's not exactly up for grabs yet.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-04 06:02:00