#5: The Placebo Effect:
There’s evidence that several things might be going on with placebos: expectancy, motivation, conditioning, and endogenous opiates.
(1) Expectancy: If we expect to feel pain we are more likely to feel pain. If we are told to expect a strong painkiller, we’re more likely to get pain relief.
(2) Motivation: Patients who are [...]

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#4 Vaccines and Autism: A Deadly Manufactroversy:
There is no vaccines-autism controversy. The evidence is in. The scientific community has reached a clear consensus that vaccines don’t cause autism. There is, however, a manufactroversy–a manufactured controversy–created by junk science, dishonest researchers, professional misconduct, outright fraud, lies, misrepresentations, irresponsible reporting, unfortunate media publicity, poor judgement, celebrities who [...]

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#3: Chiropractic: A Little Physical Therapy, A Lot of Nonsense:
D.D. Palmer, a grocer and magnetic healer, invented chiropractic on September 18, 1895. He did something to a deaf man’s back. The man said he could hear again. This is particularly ironic, because the nerves to the ear don’t go anywhere near the [...]

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