Placebos – dummy or sugar pills taken by volunteers during the clinical testing of new drugs – seem to be far more powerful than some medical professionals have realised, the reason however for their apparent effectiveness remains far from understood.
Why are inert pills suddenly overwhelming promising new drugs and established medicines alike? The reasons are [...]
Tapping into the mysterious powers of the placebo effect
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 to the comment subset
Parklife 2008: what they do tell you about music festivals
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 26 September, 2008 to the events subset
I wonder which acts the sniffer dogs are going to see at this year’s Parklife music festival, as I said the other day there is plenty of choice…
Many festivals across Australia have been targeted by sniffer dog operations. Please understand that [event organiser] Fuzzy does not support illegal drug use or possession and anyone found [...]
Don’t get stoned, Mick and Keith advise
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 to the comment subset
Don’t get stoned, Mick and Keith advise
The Rolling Stones say “don’t get stoned”. That has to be the headline of the year, and there are still 10 and a months left of it. But, kudos to the Stones, it seems they are admitting the errors of their ways.
“When we were experimenting with drugs, little was [...]
