This blog seems to be rather senselessly hyperbolic and misleading. For example, it attributes an anecdote in which HIV patients are "dropping like flies" due t

This blog seems to be rather senselessly hyperbolic and misleading. For example, it attributes an anecdote in which HIV patients are "dropping like flies" due to lactose intolerance to the research paper it cites. According to other sources [1] [2] the paper actually discusses a situation in which cancer patients were administered a lactose placebo in which the author speculates their predisposition towards lactose intolerance could have influenced the study. The gap between the two situations could hardly be larger. Certain placebos, they add, may skew results in favor of the active drug. The researchers referenced a trial for a drug used to treat anorexia linked with cancer in which a lactose placebo was used. Since lactose intolerance is common among cancer patients, the fact that some suffered stomach problems from the placebo may have made the actual drug look more beneficial. [1] http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/18/news/la-heb-placebo-20101018 http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/18/news/la-heb-placebo-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo-controlled_studies#Placebo_ingredients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo-controlled_studies#Pla...