Worried Sick

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“Nocebo is at least as important as the placebo effect and may be more widespread,” says Ted Kaptchuk, director of Harvard's Program in Placebo Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. …. every last side effect of a …
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Canada: The great white waste of time

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But ever since George W. Bush's reelection, news accounts have been rolling in that disillusioned Americans are running for the border in protest. This prompts the thought that it may be time to stop treating Our Canadian Problem with such cavalier …
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BUSM's Anurag Singh, Ph.D., receives top American Lung Association grant

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The highly competitive award is given to investigators focused on developing innovative medical treatments, advancing current treatment options or finding a cure for lung cancer through clinical, laboratory, epidemiological or any other kind of …
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Wendy Davis to take 'second look' at a run for governor of Texas

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Davis rose to the national spotlight last week when she staged an 11-hour filibuster in an attempt to kill legislation banning abortions after 20-weeks and imposing stricter requirements on abortion facilities. Her success at blocking the bill, at …
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