Placebo

Somatic Symptom Inventory (SSI). The numeric results were measured through a post-hoc analysis and an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model. In the first trial eighty-four patients were given a placebo pill, and seventy-five were given 60mg of duloxetine. In the second trial eighty-two were given the placebo pill, and seventy-one patients were given 60mg of duloxetine. Both were taken on a daily basis.…

serious depression because people are known to exaggerate their symptoms. This includes, especially, those who unknowingly receive a placebo and show a promising recovery. Antidepressants are used for more than just depression. They not only work for episodes of “mild or moderate depression;” they also help those who feel despair. The drug can, however, use the placebo effect to cause a patient believe that they are getting better when, in fact, nothing is happening. Psychologist Robert DeRubeis…

(PANSS) was used to monitor the change from the baseline and at 2. 4. And 8 weeks after start of the medical therapy. The trial was conducted at two universities affiliated psychiatric hospital in Iran. Raloxifine to risperidone and risperidone to placebo were given to participants three time a day for 8-weeks. Researchers concluded that reloxifene as an adjunctive treatment was only effective in improving the positive symptoms and it had no effect on the negative symptoms (Kianimehr et al.,…

[11] 402 patients were enrolled in CLEAR1 study to compare the proportion of patients who have achieved the goal of reducing the serum uric acid level(sUA) below 6mg/dl after 12 months treatment of 200 mg Zurampic plus allopurinol or same dose of placebo plus allopurinol. The primary endpoint(shown as Fig 2) indicates that there is a significant achievement of the group with 200 mg Zurampic plus allopurinol treatment, and Zurampic even doubled the number of patients who achieved sUA target <5…

therapy (CBT), or the use of the two combined were more effective in treating their disorder. Wagner found that the use of the antidepressant, fluoxetine, had higher success then the placebo. The combination of CBT and fluoxetine also had higher success than the placebo, while CBT alone was still higher than the placebo, but not nearly as dramatic as the antidepressant, or the…

Cranberries are an extremely popular American fruit that are commercially grown for the consumption of people. They are grown on low reaching shrubs or on vines that can grow up to two meters, and are harvested mostly in the fall specifically during the months October through December (6). Cranberries have been labeled as a “super fruit” due to their high nutritional value and properties as antioxidants (5). The food industry uses cranberries in a variety of products such as sauce, jam, and…

Synopsis The use of smoked marijuana has increased for the treatment of HIV associated anoxeria and weight loss in absence of supporting clinical evidence. This has raised the concern about the safety of marijuana smoking by subjects with an acquired immune deficiency. The safety concern is not only pertaining to effect of THCthe immune system but also for the endocrine system, nervous system and respiratory system on long term and heavy use of marijuana. The use of marijuana was increased due…

There are different types of alternative therapy. Alternative medicine is referred as medical practices or medical products that are not part of a regular care. Regular care it is practiced by real doctors such as medical doctors, physical therapist, allied health professionals and nurses. An example of an alternative medicine is acupuncture, which is based on the insertion of needles into the skin at different points on the body. Based on some investigations, researchers had found that it is…

provides relative benefits of long term safety, efficacy and tolerability over placebo but this is only evident in patients with severe depression. While depression is now recognised as a recurrent, sometimes chronic, long-term illness. Patients with mild or moderate symptoms had minimal or non-existent benefits. As stated in Lancet, there a large number of patients showing responses to placebo and some supports suggest placebo is equally as effective as antidepressants without the many side…

lactate concentration after exercise increased significantly as well as plasma glucose levels, compared to values obtained after the administration of the placebo. The use of caffeine also showed an increase in epinephrine and norepinephrine plasma concentrations, but no significant difference in insulin plasma concentration. After the placebo was ingested epinephrine effects were 536.2 ± 58 and norepinephrine effects were 1950 ± 152, but after caffeine was ingested levels increased, epinephrine…