(YouTube link) You know that placebos can relieve pain, but did you know you can suffer withdrawal symptoms after taking them? This video from Professor Funk has a lot more about placebos and how they work. -via Nag...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/07/the-strange-powers-of-the-placebo-effect/Snake Oils, Hangover Cures, and Other Questionable... ...nake Oils, Hangover Cures, and Other Questionable Medicine THE DOCTOR IS IN (THE BARN) Folk medicine in Ireland used to rely heavily on the belief tha... ...Flickr user Dave Morris) A LIVER WILD Folk medicine...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/13/hooked-on-tonics/In 1989, a shipwreck from about 130 B.C. was disco... ...essed vegetation. "It was assumed the pills were medicines that the physicians were using. There were things...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/22/2000-year-old-pills/If you thought bloodletting, maggots and leeches were all outdated in our modern world, you were wrong. In fact, they are only a handful of the many bizarro medical treatments that will leave you both disgusted and fasci...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/05/7-weird-and-disgusting-medical-procedures/
