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...there was no physiological explanation for early death). In a new paper published in the journal Pain, researchers found that clinical-trial participants have reported a wide variety of nocebo-fueled medical complaints, including burning sensations outside the stomach, sleepiness, fatigue, vomiting, weakness and even taste disturbances, tinnitus and upper-respiratory-tract infection. What's more, these nocebo complaints aren't random; they tend to be specific to the type of drug that patients believe they may be taking. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Flip Side of Placebos: The Nocebo Effect | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

There are many other, smaller subsidies aimed at low-income home buyers. But the bulk of the tax benefits flow to the upper end of the income spectrum. And to the coasts as well: a study by two Wharton School economists found that homeowners in high-priced regions in California and on the Eastern seaboard suck up most of the gains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Homeowners Off Welfare | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...those songs, about something that lasts no time at all.") Father Jack should be opposed to David as a suitor, but he practically pimps the girl to him. Jack's rule for courtship is the same as for placement at Oxford: he wants Jenny to consort with the upper class so she can marry well. What else is an education...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Carey Mulligan in An Education: A Star Is Born | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

Raucous applause welcomed Democratic Senate hopeful Alan A. Khazei ’83, into the Upper Common Room of Adams House yesterday afternoon. Amidst a throng of supporters, Khazei entered with a pump of his fists, and as the cheering subsided, made a barely audible comment: “This is awesome. I love this...

Author: By Andrew Z. Lorey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Democratic Senate Candidate Speaks in Adams House | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...came out against the military's all-in option in Afghanistan, favoring instead a plan that would add three brigades, about 15,000 additional troops, this year. But the military's all-in option, a request for 40,000 more troops, is just that: an option. It is the upper end of three options that McChrystal has offered the President, I'm told; the low option was 10,000 troops, and the middle one was 25,000. When Presidents are offered a menu like that, we know what they usually pick. I'd be willing to bet that the plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan Controversy: Less Than Meets the Eye | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

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