Evidence Watch
The placebo question, taken seriously
Dismissing a treatment as merely placebo is both a serious criticism and an under-examined one. What placebo effects are, and are not, matters for how traditional medicine should be assessed.
Topic
methodology
Every Ayurveda Town article tagged methodology — 2 pieces across 1 section.
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How to read a trial of a traditional medicine
Studies of Ayurvedic and other traditional interventions have some recurring methodological features, and knowing what to look for makes most headlines easy to assess.