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The placebo effect

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The placebo effect
Can a pill actually cure an ailment, even if that pill contains no cure? Doctors and medical researchers have discovered unexpected results from giving patients pills that aren't medicine at all. Susan Spencer reports.
Extracted Claims
  • Pills that aren't medicine can improve a patient's condition.

    Confidence: 100%

  • Doctors and medical researchers have discovered unexpected results from giving patients pills that aren't medicine at all.

    Confidence: 90%

  • Susan Spencer reports on the placebo effect.

    Confidence: 60%

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