chem1st Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 A common heart disease drug may have the unusual side-effect of combating racism, a new study suggests. Volunteers given the beta-blocker, used to lower heart rates, scored lower on a standard psychological test of 'implicit' racist attitudes. They appeared to be less racially prejudiced at a subconscious level than another group treated with a 'dummy' placebo pill. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2111600/heart-drug.html#ixzz1oSpzvQ4w Dailymail readers up and down the country were on the verge of cardiac arrest after reading this story, fearing that they might lose their sincerely held views. Ironically they are now more likely to receive this medicine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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