Horizon · SEASON 51
The Power of the Placebo
Episode 7 · 2014-02-17
- Documentary
Episode overview
As they contain no active ingredient, placebo medicines and pills should not really work, but they are now being shown to be effective in helping treat pain and depression and even alleviating some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. This programme explores why they work and how everyone could benefit from them.
60 minutes
Season 51 episodes
1. Monitor Me2013-08-12
2. Defeating the Hackers2013-08-19
3. Dinosaurs: The Hunt for Life2013-08-26
4. Sugar v Fat2014-01-29
5. Swallowed by a Sink Hole2014-02-03
6. Man on Mars - Mission to the Red Planet2014-02-10
7. The Power of the Placebo2014-02-17
8. How You Really Make Decisions2014-02-24
9. Living with Autism2014-04-01
10. Where is Flight MH370?2014-06-17
12. What's Wrong with Our Weather?2014-07-17
