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Bye, Bye, Viri!

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Drs. Rider, Zook, Boettcher, Wick, Pancoast, and Zusman took my breath away today (11 August 2011).  These MIT researchers may have developed a “broad-spectrum” anti-viral and published the results in PLoSOne.  That’s right- it  kills many different kind of viri.  Just like penicillin was able to do against bacteria.

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Which wins- the mental attitude or the placebo effect?

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When we take pharmaceuticals or homeopathic remedies to alleviate symptoms, it is hard to determine if the drug is the active agent or our brain is.  For example, I discussed vitamin supplements in May 2011. Now, there’s new data that suggest echinacea may fall in the category of placebo, as well.

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