Scientific Measurements of Prayer, Religion and Faith.

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SCIENTISTS STUDY POWER OF PRAYER
ON HEALTH

Three separate research teams are investigating what impact prayer has on sickness. Seven hundred patients are taking part in a study at the Duke Clinical Research Institute that follows up on a 1999 inquiry that found heart patients reporting improved health after receiving prayer. The more detailed follow-up research will ask people whether they believe they are being prayed for, even if they are not, to see if positive thinking has any effect, said "The Washington Post."

The National Institutes of Health is funding a four-year study of intercessory prayer at Johns Hopkins University. There 80 women with breast cancer will be split into two groups, one joining in prayer activities and the other not. "We're not testing [to determine] if a divine power exists," said Diane Becker. "The study will show whether meditative prayer can help us improve our capacity to heal ourselves."

The Mind-Body Medical Institute, a nonprofit research institution, is also conducting a study on intercessory prayer, which will involve five medical centers across the country. However Adriane Fugh-Berman, assistant clinical professor of health care science at George Washington University of Medicine, told the "Post" that trying to scientifically determine prayer's effect on health was almost impossible. "Prayer studies are interesting, but from a public health point of view they are not the best place to put our dollars."

Duke University: Heart patients
recover better with prayer

Worship can ease mental problems

THE FAITH FACTOR
Does Religion promote good health?

Rheumatoid Arthritis Video

The Arthritis Prayer Study

Stories of medical patients in study
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THE FAITH FACTOR
Does Religion promote good health?