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Placebos work -- even without deception

Originally Posted by News

For most of us, the "placebo effect" is synonymous with the power of positive thinking; it works because you believe you're taking a real drug. But a new study rattles this assumption.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School's Osher Research Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that placebos work even when administered without the seemingly requisite deception.

My plan for the new year? Buy a box of Tic-Tac's and make a freaking fortune!