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cherry-flavoured placebo pill for kids is to be launched in Britain

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17 06 08 - 05:23 A cherry-flavoured placebo pill for kids is to be launched in Britain and is causing consternation among childcare experts.

A sugar pill may mask serious illness, overdramatise trivial symptoms and make parents and children believe that every ill needs a pill. Sooner or later, the child will grow up and learn that the trusted pills were a sham. Does anyone out there think they are a good idea?
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The "every ill needs a pill" mindset is indeed very dangerous, leading to hypochondia and addiction to medication.

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