Research, medicine, and "placebos"

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Comment

Daniel E Moerman. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Sep.

. 2009 Sep;9(9):64-5.

doi: 10.1080/15265160903090090.

¹ University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128, USA. dmoerman@umich.edu

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Comment on

Questioning the methodologic superiority of 'placebo' over 'active' controlled trials.
Howick J. Howick J. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Sep;9(9):34-48. doi: 10.1080/15265160903090041. Am J Bioeth. 2009. PMID: 19998192

Conflating scientific with clinical considerations.
van der Graaf R, van Delden JJ. van der Graaf R, et al. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Sep;9(9):58-9. doi: 10.1080/15265160903098598. Am J Bioeth. 2009. PMID: 19998198 No abstract available.
A clinical perspective on placebo research: looking back, looking forward.
Dworkin RW. Dworkin RW. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Sep;9(9):54-5. doi: 10.1080/15265160903090108. Am J Bioeth. 2009. PMID: 19998196 No abstract available.
Strengthening Howick's argument against the alleged superiority of placebo-controlled trials.
Rennie S, Stürmer T. Rennie S, et al. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Sep;9(9):62-4. doi: 10.1080/15265160903090082. Am J Bioeth. 2009. PMID: 19998200 No abstract available.
Placebo.
McQuay HJ, Moore RA. McQuay HJ, et al. Postgrad Med J. 2005 Mar;81(953):155-60. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.024737. Postgrad Med J. 2005. PMID: 15749790 Free PMC article. Review.
Those famous red pills-Deliberations and hesitations. Ethics of placebo use in therapeutic and research settings.
Touwen DP, Engberts DP. Touwen DP, et al. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Nov;22(11):775-81. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.03.005. Epub 2012 Apr 23. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012. PMID: 22534614 Review.