CURE Quote
The surviving record of healing events that involved magical methods is scant, but those spells extant on papyrus from Roman Egypt suggest that the focus was, again, on achieving a desired outcome for the person seeking a cure rather than on understanding the underlying cause of the ailment.
— Lauren Caldwell, A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2016Archives
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Debunking The Placebo Effect: Placebo Magic Tricks Explained
The placebo effect has mystified physicians, scientists, and patients for centuries. Placebo effects can appear and disappear, like magic. What is a placebo effect? Webster’s: “improvement in the condition of a patient that occurs in response to treatment but cannot … Continue reading
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