Tag Archives: Overlooked

Harms of drinking alcohol at home are often overlooked

A 2020 poll of alcohol drinkers in Australia revealed that most drink higher quantities of alcohol while at home. It is a trend that started even before the COVID-19 lockdowns. The Annual Alcohol Poll 2020: Behaviours and Attitudes found that 73 per cent of alcohol drinkers, drank more frequently at home than out at a… Read More »

Placebos May Be A Powerful Tool That Medicine Has Overlooked – NPR

Physicians believe placebos work only if patients think they’re getting medicine. In other words, doctors have to deceive patients. But there might be a way to get placebos to work without deception. NOEL KING, HOST: The placebo effect – it’s when people who participate in clinical trials feel better after taking sugar pills, and it’s… Read More »