by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Just in case it wasn’t obvious, I am a humongous nerd. So humongous, in fact, that I’m going to start this article out with a reference to a specific race of creatures from a LARP I play in (a LARP?! Oh the humanity!). So, fair warning. Now on with the show… In the...
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Yesterday we discussed Nocebo responses, such as what happens when someone feels that they’ve been cursed or given a medical death sentence. But how can a feeling, a belief, cause your death? Surely that isn’t actually possible? Unfortunately it seems that it is....
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
In the early 1960’s, a 53 year old man problems was admitted to hospital with a severe case of bronchial asthma. The attack was followed by two more, all of which resulted in semi-consciousness and epilepsy-like convulsions. Each time he was treated, given a medical...