Just As I Thought

Watching a 60 Minutes piece about effectiveness of placebos… did anyone ever think that sugar pills might be a miracle cure for illness?

February 19, 2012

Watching a 60 Minutes piece about effectiveness of placebos… did anyone ever think that sugar pills might be a miracle cure for illness?

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