We’ve heard about the placebo effect, when belief in a treatment makes us feel better, but what do you know about the nocebo effect? It’s when our negative expectations of a treatment, medicine or ...

Most “gluten sensitivity” isn’t gluten. FODMAPs and nocebo effects are bigger drivers. Here’s the safer stepwise plan to feel better.

What some people say is gluten sensitivity might actually not have to do with gluten at all, a new study published in ...

Social media and lifestyle magazines have turned gluten – a protein in wheat, rye, and barley – into a dietary villain.

For years, millions of people have sworn that gluten makes them ill – even if they've returned negative results when tested ...

The FDA announced a nationwide recall of over 140,000 bottles of a prescription cholesterol medication due to “failed ...

Side effects experienced when taking oral contraception may be affected by women's expectations and beliefs about the pill, according to an exploratory study by psychologists. Researchers at the ...

Patient satisfaction efforts may have a “nocebo effect” on some patients, since many enter hospitals expecting a negative experience and can actually feel worse after treatment, according to a ...

Switching from an originator biologic to a biosimilar can sometimes trigger a nocebo effect, where negative expectations lead to worsened symptoms, reduced treatment efficacy, or perceived adverse ...

Introduction: Clinical and laboratory studies demonstrate that placebo and nocebo effects influence various symptoms and conditions after the administration of both inert and active treatments.

LONDON, UK — When prescribing a statin, doctors should be aware of the nocebo effect, judging from an analysis of adverse events on and off active therapy in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes ...