The nocebo effect: media reports may trigger symptoms of a disease

Posted on May 7, 2013 by admin

This press release caught my eye this morning: The nocebo effect: media reports may trigger symptoms of a disease Expectation of negative effects can increase likelihood of experiencing symptoms / Media needs to be more responsible when warning about health risks 06.05.2013 Quote: Media reports about substances that are supposedly hazardous to health may cause suggestible people to develop symptoms of a disease even though there is no objective reason for doing so. This is the conclusion of a study of the phenomenon known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Those affected report experiencing certain symptoms on exposure to electromagnetic waves, such as those emitted by cell phones, and these take the form of physical reactions.

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The nocebo effect: media reports may trigger symptoms of a disease

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