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rob, Wed 29 Nov 2006, 16:33)
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Actually, it does have a measurable difference.I've been looking for the exact reference but can't find it at present - I'm sure I read it in Ben Goldacre's book Bad Science.
Basically it can be summarised as a placebo effect though, so I guess if you know that then it may not actually work...
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The paper in question:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1505530/
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 23:16,
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a variationon the old theme of ignorance is bliss.
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Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sun 29 Aug 2010, 10:27,
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