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The placebo effect

Name: The placebo effect
Uploaded: 2016-10-09T09:15:00-0400
Duration: 7 min 27 s
Description: 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.

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.