Regarding this article; while drug companies wish to market their products, my attention is drawn to the fact that 1 in 8 of the control group of psoriasis patients was cured by placebo effect. Who will investigate the process therein? Is there a market for it?
Carson Barnes Loma Mar, Calif.
A potent placebo effect, even of 12 percent, isn’t unheard of in medical studies.
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