Neeum Zawan <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
>         Dan Ariely got an Ig Noble Prize for showing that expensive placebos
> are more effective than cheap ones.

  Also the authority of the person who gives the placebo to the patient has
an effect. It's much more effective if the placebo is given by the chief
physician of the hospital rather than a nurse.

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                                                          - Warp

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