Re: [tips] Placebos getting stronger?

2009-08-30 Thread michael sylvester
Christopher DI could hardly differentiate between a glass of cream soda and one that supposedly contained Canadian whiskey. Michael --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

Re: [tips] Placebos getting stronger?

2009-08-30 Thread Paul Brandon
Sounds like you've been drinking too much -- habituated to ethanol. On Aug 30, 2009, at 11:19 AM, michael sylvester wrote: I could hardly differentiate between a glass of cream soda and one that supposedly contained Canadian whiskey. Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota

Re: [tips] Placebos getting stronger?

2009-08-29 Thread Christopher D. Green
Frantz, Sue wrote: Through the Improbable Research blog comes this article from Wired, Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect?currentPage=all ** An excerpt: Some products

[tips] Placebos getting stronger?

2009-08-25 Thread Frantz, Sue
Through the Improbable Research blog comes this article from Wired, Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect?curr entPage=all An excerpt: Some products that have been on the market for

Re: [tips] Placebos getting stronger?

2009-08-25 Thread David Epstein
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Sue Frantz quoted _Wired_: the so-called effect size (a measure of statistical significance) Ouch. _Wired_ is often really interesting, but I've found that you have to double-check most of what they say about science. --David Epstein da...@neverdave.com --- To make

RE:[tips] Placebos getting stronger?

2009-08-25 Thread Marc Carter
] Placebos getting stronger? Through the Improbable Research blog comes this article from Wired, Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. http://www.wired.com/medtech/drugs/magazine/17-09/ff_placebo_effect?currentPage=all An excerpt: Some