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Meanings of placebo in inglês

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эффект плацебо
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placebos
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efecte placebo
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sustancia placebo
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Substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value, which may encourage the body's chemical processes for relieving pain and a few other symptoms, but have no impact on the disease itself.

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placebos

A preparation which is pharmacologically inert but which may have a medical effect based solely on the power of suggestion.

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Examples for "placebos"
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But few studies have shown how doctors use placebos in routine practice.
Reuters
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But 12 percent of those surveyed said placebos should never be used.
Reuters
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Let's not forget that placebos are medically useful, and doctors know it.
The Guardian
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Many studies have found homeopathic remedies are no more effective than placebos.
Reuters
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Fewer serious side effects, including infections, were reported for dupilumab than for placebos.
Reuters
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No doubt it was just a placebo effect, but I didn't care.
Riding rockets
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That's probably an exaggeration, or an example of the placebo effect.
Wired
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Photograph: Nina Roberts Could these impressive results be the placebo effect?
The Guardian
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Toxicity was mild in both groups with considerable placebo effect noted.
Pubmed
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And then there is the placebo effect, which has always bedeviled nutrition research.
In defense of food: an eater's manifesto
Usage of placebo in inglês
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Discussion: TPM produced significantly greater weight loss than placebo at all doses.
Pubmed
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Patients given placebo on top of standard drugs steadily worsened, she said.
Reuters
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Without a placebo group, clinical response data must be interpreted with caution.
Pubmed
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Double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges are the standard for diagnosis of food allergies.
Pubmed
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Patients received either CHM or placebo packages with a corresponding serial number.
Pubmed
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Ovx placebo and sham operated animals served as negative and positive controls.
Pubmed
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Neuropsychological test scores were similarly increased in all groups including placebo group.
Pubmed
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However, there were no significant differences observed between CHM and placebo treatments.
Pubmed
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Homeopathy pills work no better than placebo pills, we know that much.
Bad science
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None of the included studies reported harms for active treatment versus placebo.
Pubmed
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This exploratory trial provides evidence that may support a larger placebo-controlled investigation.
Pubmed
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During the trial treatment period, three patients in the placebo group died.
Pubmed
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Rates of adverse events were comparable in the rifaximin and placebo groups.
Pubmed
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Just how the placebo achieves its effects has not yet been determined.
The new yorker
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Less well known is that Pavlovian conditioning might account for placebo effects.
Reuters
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There were no responses among the 21 patients who received the placebo.
Reuters
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Placebo through the time
Placebo across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare