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Previous research has compared a product or pill with a placebo (a dummy treatment) rather than other smoking cessation products.

以前的研究是将一个产品或药物和安慰剂(一种虚拟疗法)相比较，而不是比较其它戒烟产品。

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After taking orlistat for a year, most people lose about 8.1 kilograms (about 18 pounds). That's about 2.8 kilograms (6 pounds) more than people who take a dummy treatment (a placebo).

服用一年，大部分人体重减轻约8.1公斤(约18磅)。

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But in bigger babies, it reduced the risk of lung damage to 50%, from 69% in the dummy treatment group.

BBC: NEWS | Health | Relaxant 'helps premature babies'

The Phase III trial will compare TroVax plus standard kidney cancer treatment and a dummy version plus standard treatment.

BBC: Vaccine 'tackles kidney cancer'