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EPISODE · Nov 9, 2016

Histamines, antihistamines, the placebo effect and Victorian mosquito plague

from Lost in Science · host Stu Burns, Claire Farrugia, Chris Lassig

Ever wondered what histamines are, and why some people are anti-histamine? Stu finds out why histamines are actually important and why stopping them permanently might be a bad idea. Chris looks at a new review questioning the very existence of the placebo effect. And Claire discovers that South Eastern Australia is undergoing a mosquito plague of biblical proportions, and wonders if it's a bad thing or not.

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