It's certainly interesting to think about. Unfortunately I'd assume the answer is no. Like a previous commenter said, the mind controls the body. I'm reminded of cases where one person passes away in an elderly couple and the other then passes a few short years/months after. My grandmother was never the same after my grandfather died. She seemed relatively youthful before he died, but afterward she aged rapidly, and died 2 years later.

I wonder if it's actually possible to commit suicide by swallowing placebos? Or is there some limit to the nocebo effect's severity that'd prevent that?

yo dawg i heard you like to overthink shit so i overthought the shit you're overthinking so you can overthink shit while i overthink you overthinking the shit you're overthinking i must be stupid (as in smart, not smart as in stupid) because i got those little word problems correct. the lily pad example was really easy.

use of worms allows us to safely and relatively cheaply test spacecraft systems prior to manned missions

That's like turning Linux into Windows 7 using only BASIC. Or something. I just thought I'd toss out an analogy for those of you who understand computers but not biology to point out how fricking insane that is.

Btw: captcha: "defraud"

+1 Cigar.

No, the mainland is an autonomous, rebel area controlled by Communist bandits. Taiwan is the seat of the Chinese government.