Showing posts with label Smile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smile. Show all posts

Sunday 19 January 2014

Could a Smile Make Your Meds Work Better?

You know you
  should heed the glass-half-full mentality—it’s been linked to a longer, happier, and healthier life. But now, Harvard Medical School researchers say that following the old adage could even make you think a drug works better than it actually does.


In the study, researchers found that people reported 30 percent more pain relief when they were told positive information about a migraine medicine they were on than when they were told nothing or negative information—even if the drug was a placebo!