OT: Against Depression, a Sugar Pill Is Hard to Beat

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Hi y'all,

 

Don't ask me if this surprises me. Its been working in " less developed "

societies for centuries .. ;-p

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

PS: My 83 year old mother has been on a placebo for three years and has

had outstanding results.

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Against Depression, a Sugar Pill Is Hard to Beat

By Shankar Vedantam, The Washington Post

 

After thousands of studies, hundreds of millions of prescriptions and

tens of billions of dollars in sales, two things are certain about

pills that treat depression: Antidepressants like Prozac, Paxil and

Zoloft work. And so do sugar pills.

 

To view the entire article, go to

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42930-2002May6.html

 

[When you go to the story, be sure follow the " graphic " link to look

at the brain scans.]

 

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