"... also appeared to be less common in women who'd taken estrogen than among those on dummy pills. An editorial accompanying the study notes that those findings contrast with many studies linking estrogen"--from an article on Estrogen studies.
Dummy Pills?
What's up with that? In my day they were called Placebo, a pill without drugs used to do comparison studies with other drugs. A placebo tests the "mind" affect, the possiblity that a person's belief that they are receiving medication will actually give them the same benifits as the actual drug.
Our bodies are amazing. Given the right atmosphere, the right foods and emotional support, they will heal. The article talks about using drugs to alliviate symptoms. How about we try natural things like flax seed (found in the baking aisle), sunshine (vitamin D is found to reduce cancer, stroke and a host of other problems), exercise (improves mood, flexibility, joint pains).
I'm all for taking personal responsibility for our own health, and limiting drug exposure. Sometimes you got to do it, I understand.
So why can't we use the proper words? Have American's become so dumb that they need the easiest word, words even a two year old can understand?
This excellent article had a lot of useful information, but using the term "dummy pills" repeatedly turned me off. This is medical information. Can't we use real terms and quit dumbing down the English Language?
O.K. I'll take a deep breath.
That's my rant for today.
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