Assertion: placebo | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: genuinely
type: DEGREE
value: for relieving pain
type: PURPOSE
value: as 8 mg of morphine
type: OTHER
value: against parkinson
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: as actual pain medications
type: OTHER
value: as traditional treatments
type: MANNER
value: as the real drug
type: OTHER
value: for osteoarthritis researchers
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: under the right circumstances
type: OTHER
value: quite
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Now science has found that under the right circumstances, a placebo can be just as effective as traditional treatments.
text: Placebo Is Quite Effective Treatment For Osteoarthritis Researchers
text: The researchers discovered that the placebo was 50% as effective as the real drug to reduce pain after a migraine attack.
text: Jeremy Howick has argued that combining so many varied studies to produce a single average might obscure that "some placebos for some things could be quite effective.
text: Studies have shown that placebos are effective in 50 or 60 percent of subjects with certain conditions.
text: studies have shown that placebos are effective in 50 or 60 percent of subjects with certain conditions
text: For “fuzzy” symptoms such as chronic pain, patients are often able to convince themselves that placebos are as effective as actual pain medications.
text: Placebos are effective against Parkinson's.
text: There is a catch-22 involved here: if the placebo is effective, it should be marketed as a cure for that illness.
text: So, what does it even mean to say that the placebo is effective?
text: Also, saying that placebo is effective but not effective enough to be marketed as a cure is self-defeating.
text: Thus, it appears that placebo is about 55-60% as effective as active medications irrespective of the potency of these active medications.
text: Medical researchers have found, for example, that a placebo given for pain may be as effective as 8 mg of morphine (a modest dose).
text: It stated that, "Placebo is effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis, especially for pain, stiffness and self-reported function.
text: Placebo was found to be effective for relieving pain, improving function, and decreasing joint stiffness associated with osteoarthritis.
text: It's now widely recognized that, while largely ineffective in improving objective symptoms (like high blood pressure or an infection, for instance), placebos are genuinely effective in treating subjective, self-reported symptoms, including all sorts of pain.
text: They suggested that http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-the-powerful-placebo-effect-works/ is a "video clip that cites a Harvard researcher on the ways a placebo can be effective.