[mr_chin]

Does anyone what the story is called when a guy gives this guy medicine and claim it as medicine and psychologically heals him?

[butter_sashimi]

You mean placebos?

[EmperorIS]

alternative medicine?

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[RevYouUp]

yea its the placebo effect

[mr_chin]

yea its the placebo effect

Thank you!

[cliffhanger33]

Yep Pretty much everyone answered it. It is called the placebo effect.

However, this could have been asked in the "No need to start a new thread" thread

[AzNightmare]

I'm surprised people even said placebo effect.

I came in here thinking there was some specific news story/article about a fraud that you're looking for.

[LiquidTurbo]

Does anyone what the story is called when a guy gives this guy medicine and claim it as medicine and psychologically heals him?

http://files.sharenator.com/1_I_Dont_Want_to_Live_on_This_Planet_Anymore-s500x282-295658-580.jpg

[GGnoRE]

Google would have sufficed :gotsearch

[Graeme S]

Snake oil.

[El Bastardo]

Powdered tiger penis and bear bile?

[drunkrussian]

so wheres the story about fake medicine?

[rsx]

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