selective placebo from romdas uclink berkeley edu ella i baff writes jb rr i don t doubt that the placebo effect is alive and well with jb rr every medical modality estimated by some to be around jb rr but why would it be higher with alternative versus conventional jb rr medicine jb jb because most the the time closer to in my experience there is no jb substance to the alternative intervention beyond the good intentions of the jb practitioner which in itself is quite therapeutic jb jb john badanes dc ca jb romdas uclink berkeley edu well if that s the case in your practice i have a hard time figuring out how you even managed to make it into the bottom half of your class or did you create your diplomas with crayons if someone runs a medical practice with only a success rate they either tackle problems for which they are not qualified to treat or they have no conscience and are only in business for fraudulent purposes otoh who are we kidding the new england medical journal in ran the heading ninety percent of diseases are not treatable by drugs or surgery which has been echoed by several other reports no wonder mds are not amused with alternative medicine since the magic of the placebo effect would award alternative practitioners twice the success rate of conventional medicine ron rosereader p purranoia the fear your cat is up to something rosemail usenet rose media hamilton
