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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