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Bubbles of nothing are not something. Let's not get too excited about non-deceptive placebo use

  • Written by: Michael Vagg, Clinical Senior Lecturer at Deakin University School of Medicine & Pain Specialist, Deakin University

My attention fell this week on the reporting of an article accepted for publication in one of the main journals in my field. According to the ABC, placebo treatments for pain can be effective even when patients know that it’s a placebo.

The source for this report is the following article which is about to be published in the premier pain...

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Teenagers with low reading levels don't find it any harder to get work

  • Written by: Cain Polidano, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageVocational education plays a role in providing opportunities for low-achieving school students to engage further in study and get a job.from www.shutterstock.com

Teenagers with low reading levels, who went on to further education, don’t find it any harder to get a job at the age of 25, research shows.

At age 25, young Australians whose reading...

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DIY pill testing – is it better than nothing?

  • Written by: David Caldicott, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Australian National University
imageDrug consumers are using DIY kits in an attempt to find out what substances they're ingesting – but these rudimentary kits won't paint a full picture. Retinafunk/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The latest spate of drug overdoses in Queensland has fulfilled the predictions of many health experts in Australia of a summer of multiple overdoses of unknown...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the political gun debate

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Turnbull-Abbott hostilities erupted in a very public manner this week over the terms of a ban on the importation of the Adler seven-shot lever-action shotgun. While the fallout from their conflict over the matter is expected to continue, Michelle Grattan tells University of Canberra vice-chancellor Deep Saini these events highlight that when...

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  2. Australia has a history of courting the Chinese gambler
  3. Housing: the hidden health intervention
  4. How social media is helping Australian journalists uncover stories hidden in plain sight
  5. Are wind farms messing up the electricity market?
  6. Gable Tostee case: how common is death by falling?
  7. Clinton triumphs over a trio of Trumps
  8. Meet Savannasaurus, Australia's newest titanosaur
  9. Trump's claims of a conspiracy against him are undermining democracy
  10. Collapse of Australian car manufacturing will harm R D in other sectors: study
  11. Yes, you heard right: more cane toads really can help us fight cane toads
  12. Chew on this: we finally know how our jaws evolved
  13. Friday essay: why literary celebrity is a double-edged sword
  14. September brought the world's record-breaking hot streak to an end - but don't chill out
  15. Corporate climate risk is all about turning a profit, not fixing the problem
  16. Is the red wine compound resveratrol a miracle drug for infertility and ageing?
  17. Grattan on Friday: A 'game-changer' gun changes Turnbull-Abbott game
  18. Trump claims the election is rigged – is it?
  19. Turnbull and Abbott in conflict over deal on sunset clause
  20. Business Briefing: rate tracker mortgages
  21. In 887, Robert Lepage has built a memory palace out of theatre
  22. Cracked it! A 30-year cold case involving an egg and the mysterious Night Parrot
  23. Getting tense (about tense in fiction)
  24. Poo transplants and probiotics – does anything work to improve the health of our gut?
  25. It's complicated: Australia's relationship with eating meat
  26. Clinton and Trump meet in final presidential debate: experts respond
  27. Protection, not public shaming, is the way forward for child offenders
  28. Explainer: what is carpal tunnel syndrome and what happens if I get it?
  29. Big Tobacco sees its future in cigarettes, not vaping
  30. Design in the 'hybrid city': DIY meets platform urbanism in Dhaka's informal settlements
  31. Under the Milky Way: what a new map reveals about our galaxy
  32. The secret life of echidnas reveals a world-class digger vital to our ecosystems
  33. Where the action really is: control of the Senate, and the Supreme Court
  34. Respectful relationships education isn't about activating a gender war
  35. Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they're deeply flawed
  36. Western Australia's economic future remains uncertain after the mining boom: study
  37. Differences on liberalism provide Asia's latest faultline
  38. Why sport is a spiritual experience – and failure can help
  39. Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?
  40. Zika and Ebola had a much worse effect on women: we need more research to address this in future
  41. Leyonhjelm will look for another trade off for ABCC support if government won't play on gun
  42. Race to the White House – opinion polls, Clinton's campaign, and the third debate
  43. Crown: the trials of a tributary state
  44. APRA take the easy road out with risk culture
  45. Finding the right model for Indonesia's oil and gas management
  46. Teaching reptiles to avoid cane toads earns top honour in PM's science prizes
  47. Weekly Dose: multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod comes from fungus Chinese medicine calls 'eternal youth'
  48. FactCheck: Have average out-of-pocket costs for GP visits risen almost 20% under the Coalition?
  49. Fishing is worth more than jobs and profits to Australia's coastal towns
  50. Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile

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