Posts Tagged ‘Pharmaceutical Industry’

What are the main psychological causes of erectile dysfunction?

The pharmaceutical industry tries to sell you a basic idea - the idea that everything that goes wrong with you can be cured if you buy the right pill. Unfortunately this has never been, and never will be, true. The human mind is a complicated piece of equipment and, if there is a psychological problem, […]

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Never lie about having acne

Medicalization is a wonderful word. It means the process of taking a natural condition and convincing people that it’s a disease to be treated and cured by the medical profession. Once a condition is medicalized, the pharmaceutical industry can sell drugs, doctors and hospitals can charge fees. The cash registers just keep on ringing up […]

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About the placebo effect

Over the centuries, it became obvious to those who tried to use some medication that if the patient believed strongly enough that the treatment would be effective, there was often an improvement. The mind is a powerful health resource when it comes to producing effective treatments. At the rise of mankind, shamen and witch doctors […]

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