SERUM CORRELATES OF ACUPUNCTURE PLACEBO EFFECT IN IBS

A US group has discovered two measurable biological parameters associated with the placebo response to acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In a previous study by the same group, patients with IBS were randomised to either placebo treatment (using a sham acupuncture device at non-acupoints) or a no-treatment group (waitlist). The new study involved testing a panel of 10 serum biomarkers ...

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