My prank demonstrated how our minds can adversely affect our health, and scientists are increasingly showing that negative thoughts can produce very real symptoms, says science writer Helen Pilcher ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Lauren Quinn has had health-related anxiety for most of her life—and the ...

You're no doubt aware of the placebo effect — the medication that can make you feel better, even though it doesn't really do anything. The word placebo has its origins in the Latin for "to please".

You've heard of the placebo effect: when positive thinking makes you believe your meds are working. Nocebo is the power of negative thinking. Wait, what? "Somebody tells you 'God, you look terrible, ...

In 1998, shortly after arriving for work, a Tennessee high-school teacher reported a "gasoline-like smell" and feeling dizzy. Soon after, many students and staff began reporting symptoms of chemical ...

For decades the placebo effect has existed basically as a nuisance, so far as the medical profession is concerned. Some people benefit from being given a sugar pill instead of an actual drug. This ...

The “nocebo” effect, a phenomenon that occurs when a patient’s negative perception of a therapy causes a treatment to have a worse outcome than would otherwise be expected, has become a topic of ...

"Somebody tells you 'God, you look terrible, are you going to be sick?' and then suddenly you are," said Charlotte Blease, recalling a recent bus trip in Ireland, from Belfast to Dublin. “You have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A researcher from Oxford University says that patients can feel negative side effects of medicine even when they're not taking it, ...

What if taking an absolutely harmless substance could make you sick? What if a sugar pill caused you to feel nausea, or a fake dose of lactose triggered unwelcome stomach symptoms in patients who are ...