Re: [Phys-l] We wouldn't even bother doing such a study -- would we?

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>]

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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Bernard Cleyet wrote:

> It does suggest the second kind of truth might apply.
>
> bc
>
>
> STUDY FINDS HEART PATIENTS NOT HELPED BY PRAYER
>
> AP - In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that having
> people pray for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their
> recovery. In fact, patients who knew they were being prayed for had a
> slightly higher rate of complications. . . The work, which followed
> about 1,800 patients at six medical centers, was financed by the
> Templeton Foundation, which supports research into science and
> religion. It will appear in the American Heart Journal.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4681771.stm
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