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Published online 9 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041108-6
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Regular pill popping decreases heart risks
Daily placebo works better than taking an active drug irregularly.
When it comes to heart disease, it may not be what pill you take, but how regularly you take it that is important. The finding controversially implies that so long as patients stick to a daily regime, they would do just as well with a placebo.
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