Meet the nocebo effect, the placebo effect's evil twin that makes you feel pain

Some researchers think this is what’s fueling the gluten-free diet fad. People have developed a negative expectation that eating gluten will make them feel bad. And so it does, even though they may not have any biological gluten sensitivity.The placebo effect is one of the most mystifying phenomena in medicine. When we expect a pill to make us feel better, it does. If we see others get better while using a medicine, we will too.

Doctors even see a placebo response in patients who are told they are on a placebo. And the more invasive, expensive, and drastic the placebo intervention, the greater the healing effect. Fake surgeries — where doctors make some incisions but don’t actually change anything — make people feel better than placebo pills alone.
But the placebo effect has an evil twin: the nocebo. It can kick in when negative expectations steer our experience of symptoms and create side effects where none should occur.

Will He Cheat? Read The Red Flags You Can’t Ignore

Of course you trust your guy! He'd never cheat. Or would he? Men give off signals that they'll be unfaithful, relationship experts say. Find out the top 14 clues that your guy will cheat on you...
Recent studies reveal that 50%-60% of married men engage in extramarital sex at some time or another during their relationship (about 45%-55% of married women cheat).

And the women being cheated on? About 70% have no idea. Or maybe they just don’t want to know.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Men give off tons of hints that they’re inclined to cheat, relationship experts say.

Ex-priest to stand trial for 1960 murder of Texas beauty queen

A former Roman Catholic priest is due to stand trial this week on charges he beat, raped and strangled to death a Texas beauty queen nearly 60 years ago after hearing her last confession.

Lawyers for John Feit, 84, have denied his responsibility for the 1960 murder of Irene Garza, 25, in McAllen, Texas, and said in court filings that he was wrongly accused of “one of the most notorious and heavily publicized crimes in the history of the Rio Grande Valley.”

Imgur Confirms 2014 Hack: Email Addresses And Passwords Stolen From 1.7 Million Accounts

Imgur, a widely recognized image sharing service most commonly used on Reddit, has revealed that it suffered a data breach as far back as 2014, and claims that it was only notified of it on Nov. 23.

Imgur Was Hacked: Everything You Need To Know
The hackers stole email addresses and passwords of 1.7 million users, just a tiny fraction of its 150 million users overall. No other sensitive information was exposed, since according to Imgur, they don't ask for data such as real names, physical addresses, or phone numbers.

In a blog post, Imgur explains that it received an email from security researcher Troy Hunt, who frequently deals with data breaches. He told Imgur that he received the hacked data in question, which included passwords and email addresses . Shortly thereafter, Imgur's CEO and VP of engineering were notified. Then finally, Imgur got a hold of the data securely and began working to validate whether it contained information of users. Indeed, it had.

Pretty Cameroonian lady falls, dies while dancing at a party in Zurich, Switzerland

Videos making the round on social media shows moment an unnamed Cameroonian lady fell down and died while dancing at an event hosted by the African community in Zurich, Switzerland.

'How Prince Harry proposed to me' - Meghan Markle reveals

Actress Meghan Markle will be the first American to marry a British royal since the marriage of Wallis Simpson to King Edward VIII, a union so controversial that he was forced to give up the throne in December 1936 to go through with it.
In their first joint interview since they announced their engagement today, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spoke to BBC moments ago and they revealed how the engagement proposal happened.

According to them, it was a “cosy night” at their shared cottage on the Kensington Palace “I think I managed to catch her by surprise,” the prince said. “It was so sweet and natural and very romantic. He got down on one knee” Markle added.
The two revealed that they started dating in July after they were set up on a “blind date” by a female friend. “I’d never watched ‘Suits,’” Harry said of his thoughts before that first date. “I’d never heard of Meghan before.”

Julio Oscar Mechoso dead at 62: Little Miss Sunshine and Jurassic Park III actor passes away following heart attack

Little Miss Sunshine and Jurassic Park III actor Julio Oscar Mechoso has died aged 62.

The Miami native, who was also best known for appearing in TV shows such as Miami Vice and Law and Order as well as a number of big screen movies, passed away from a heart at attack on Saturday.

He also had guest roles in Seinfeld, Grey's Anatomy, Without A Trace, CSI and The Big Bang Theory.
In 2001 he appeared in Jurassic Park III and later played a mechanic in Little Miss Sunshine opposite Steve Carell and Toni Collette. Some of his last acting credits include Life in Pieces and Madam Secretary.

BREAKING: Lava flows from Bali's erupting volcano Mount Agung as 60,000 tourists are STRANDED

Up to 150,000 people have been urged to evacuate areas within a 10 kilometre radius of Bali's Mount Agung as authorities fear its lava could reach 22 surrounding communities.

A danger zone was expanded Monday morning amid issuing of the volcano's highest alert, with heavy rain sending ash and magma towards nearby villages.

As authorities attempt to urge people to evacuate, only 40,000 have chosen to leave with many 'feeling safe' or staying to protect livestock, Bloomberg reports.

Almost 60,000 travelers were left stranded after 445 flights were cancelled, most left waiting 24 hours to see if Denpasar Airport will reopen.

Authorities imposed a 10km exclusion zone around the volcano which has been hurling ash thousands of metres into the atmosphere since the weekend.
Maureen Steele and Jackie Calabretta were scheduled to fly on a Garuda Indonesia flight from Sydney via Bali to Jakarta on Monday for an orangutan tour.

Would You Use an Internet Recipe to Make Your Own Prescription Drugs?

A pharmaceutical hacking group created controversy by releasing a YouTube video on how to make an epinephrine injector. They plan to release more “recipes” in the near future.

drug prescription recipes on Internet

Imagine a world in which you produce the prescription medicine you need right inside your home.

With the push of a button, a machine synthesizes your blood pressure medication, without a trip to the pharmacy.

In addition, the cost is minimal.

2017 LA auto show preview

The big car US car show this autumn is the Los Angeles Auto Show, taking place from 1-10 December 2017.

Held at the downtown LA Convention Center, it's the west coast's major motor show and is drawing world debuts from manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Here in CAR magazine's preview guide, we'll be updating this page with all the expected world debuts, new cars and gossip straight from the LA auto show. Click on our links below for our full stories and all the photos.

Stay tuned between now and December; we'll be updating this LA preview guide daily with all the key new launches, as they're confirmed.

Miss Universe 2017: Which country snatched the crown from France?

The 66th annual Miss Universe pageant was broadcast Sunday on Fox — yet for the 66th consecutive year, every single contestant inexplicably hailed from the same planet.

Steve Harvey and supermodel Ashley Graham shared hosting duties for the three-hour live event, which was filmed at Planet Hollywood’s AXIS Theater in Las Vegas, with running commentary provided by Carson Kressley and pageant pro Lu Sierra. On hand to judge were Wendy Fitzwilliam (Miss Universe 1998), E!’s Ross Mathews, Top Model‘s Jay Manuel, Fox Sports’ Megan Olivi, YouTube’s Lele Pons, and Pia Wurtzbach (Miss Universe 2015).

Missing Argentine Submarine ‘Found By US Navy’

An Argentine submarine that went missing in the southern Atlantic ‘may have been found’ as rescuers race to get oxygen to the 44 people on board.

The Argentinian ARA San Juan submarine vanished last Wednesday after it reported an electric breakdown, writes the BBC.

On Monday, navy officials said noises picked up by two search vessels were not from the missing submarine, which was the second false alarm on the search.

After Weinstein: A List of Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct and the Fallout for Each

After multiple women came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct, at least 30 high-profile men in a variety of industries have also been accused. Since then, a number have resigned, been fired or experienced other fallout after claims ranging from inappropriate text messages to rape.

Here is a list of such cases that have been brought to public attention since the Weinstein scandal broke on Oct. 5. It does not include accusations against men for whom there has been no or minimal fallout.

Forbes names Kendall Jenner as the world’s highest-paid model with earnings of $22 million

Kendall Jenner has replaced supermodel Gisele Bundchen as the world’s highest paid model for the first time in 15 years, with earnings of $22 million dollars.

The 22-year-old model and reality star topped the annual Forbes list for the first time, a rise from 2016’s $10 million total. This is thanks to an Instagram account that lets her disseminate ads to 85 million followers, deals with Estée Lauder, La Perla and Adidas, among others.

The world demands justice for child sex slave sentenced to life in prison for killing man who used her

A child sex slave has been jailed for life for killing the man who used her but her story has spurred the world into action with people calling for her release using the hashtag #FreeCyntoiaBrown

Cyntoia Brown, who is being held in a prison in Nashville, was physically, sexually and verbally abused. Cyntoia Brown was only 16 when she was picked up by a 43 year old Nashville real-estate agent, Johnny Mitchell Allen. Prior to that, she had been living on the streets following a horrible childhood spent in foster care. She then met a pimp named cut-throat who then forced her into prostitution. She was then sex trafficked by the pimp to Johnny Allen.