The clinical benefits attributed to homeopathic treatment are merely placebo effects, according to a report in The Lancet

In the current article, Dr. Matthias Egger, from the University of Berne in Switzerland, and associates searched 19 electronic databases covering the period from 1995 to 2003 to identify scientific trials of homeopathy, and matched them with trials in conventional medicine

According to medical research from Spain, roughly one third of all hospitalizations and deaths related to gastrointestinal bleeding can be attributed to the use of aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) painkillers like ibuprofen.

Dr. Angel Lanas, at University Hospital in Zaragoza, and his associates evaluated data from 26 Spanish hospitals

A new study examining the placebo effect shows patients will feel better if they believe they are taking painkillers, even if their doses contain no medication

A study says Tuesday that heroin users cannot avoid the painful withdrawal of breaking their habit by going under anesthesia because doing so can be dangerous.

Publicized as a quick way to withdraw from heroin addiction, the $15,000 treatment involves making the user unconscious and rapidly administering an antagonist drug that neutralizes heroin's effects, Reuters reports

A new study examining the placebo effect shows that patients will feel better if they believe they are taking painkillers, even if their doses contain no medication.

The University of Michigan study shows that the brain releases chemicals that relieve pain in patients who believe they're being treated