Got a cold? A placebo might help

The viruses of cold and flu season are upon us, and in us, where they’re causing misery upon misery. But don’t worry. You can hop online, and for a mere $24.95, buy yourself a bottle of Zeebo Relief pills, designed to ease your bothersome symptoms.

The key ingredient? Absolutely nothing.

They’re placebos, and as such, they contain no active ingredients, not even sugar. The tagline: “You are the active ingredient.”

Maybe you’re rolling your eyes. Is there any reason to think that pills of nothing could work?

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