Survey: Half of US doctors use placebo treatments
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081024/ap_on_he_me/med_placebo_ethics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081023/capt.be6b31a83aeb40a8ba6538130fc1df4f.placebo_ethics_gfx454.jpg?x=130y=114q=85sig=5FbhjY5ikxi3HxVXYBYMoA--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 7 P.M. EDT; graphic shows results of survey on attitudes and behaviors related to prescribing placebos to patients ; two sizes;" border="0" /></a>AP - About half of American doctors in a new survey say they regularly give patients placebo treatments — usually drugs or vitamins that won't really help their condition. And many of these doctors are not honest with their patients about what they are doing, the survey found.</p><br clear="all"/>

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