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Radio 4,25 Aug 2008,30 mins

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Placebo

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Ben Goldacre investigates the latest research on the placebo effect. Our beliefs and expectations about treatments can have a dramatic effect on our health. Ben asks if modern medicine is making the most of this strange phenomenon and also considers the ethical implications.

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