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THE NOCEBO EFFECT: The Nocebo effect determines how a patient reacts to certain drugs.

THE NOCEBO EFFECT: The Nocebo effect determines how a patient reacts to certain drugs.

You can fall sick if you think you are sick!

You've probably heard of the placebo effect, but here's something newer — the Nocebo effect, which shows you can actually fall sick by thinking you're sick! A report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that more than a quarter of us may experience the Nocebo effect when we take a drug and patients who are anxious or depressed are more prone to suffer.

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