text: in drug testing,  people who are given placebos react as if they have taken the real thing? is this how jesus healed people? the placebo effect?   i treat all religous and non-religious views with the utmost respect. thank you for your kindness. i read about an experiment using people with leukemia. some of the group were given a placebo but were told they were receiving chemotherapy. a few suffered the same symptoms you associate with that treatment i.e. sickness and even hair loss.....hope that helps. x