Monday, July 23, 2012

Sick with worry?

Warnings about a drug's side effects may make us sick, a new study finds.

A report finds in the journal of the German Medical Association "suggests that the side effects of some drugs, and the discomfort of certain medical procedures, may be inadvertently intensified by doctors and nurses trying to keep patients fully informed of the consequences of their medical care. The culprit behind this phenomenon is the nocebo effect."

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