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Belief in cold remedies may be enough to help

(Reuters Life!) – People who believe a cold remedy will work may indeed feel better sooner — even if they don?t get the real treatment, according to a U.S. study.

“These findings support the general idea that beliefs and feelings about treatments may be important and perhaps should be taken into consideration when making medical decisions,” wrote lead researcher Bruce Barrett, of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.