Re: Placebo effects/warts/hypnosis

I agree with Dr. Pollak. My friends in pharmacy say that placebo is the strongest medicine there is--that's why they have to go to such lengths to separate its effects from the chemicals. Gene Walker

Re: Warts: Spontaneous remission?

That spontaneous remission accounts for the clinical observation that hypnosis appears to work for warts is very possible. This would make an excellent assignment for a research class -- to design an appropriate empirical investigation. It would also make an excellent thesis or dissertation.