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bias or shift in conclusions in different publications.
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Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population
The classical trial by Randolph C Byrd, which initiated the research in the field. Originally:
Southern Medical Journal.[DOC]
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/smj.doc
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Empirical Explorations of Prayer, Distant Healing, and Remote Mental Influence
Article by William Braud (Institut for Transpersonal Psychology), originally in: Journal of
Religion and Psychical Research. [PDF]
http://www.integral-inquiry.com/docs/649/empirical.pdf
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Free Inquiry: Can Science Prove that Prayer Works?
Skeptical article by anthropologist and biblical scholar Hector Avalos. Council for Secular
Humanism quarterly magazine.
http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/avalos_17_3.html
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Religious Commitment and Health Status
A Review of the Research and Implications for Family Medicine by Dale A Matthews et al. Archives of
Family Medicine.
http://archfami.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/118
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The Significance of Statistics in Mind-Matter Research
Basic considerations on the use of statistics in research by Jessica Utts. Journal of Scientific
Exploration. [PDF]
http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/articles/pdf/utts.pdf
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The Physical Basis of Intentional Healing Systems
Experimental healing research is presented in the context of a survey of laboratory and field
studies of anomalous interactions of mind and machine by Roger D Nelson. Princeton Engineering
Anomalies Research [PDF].
http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/phys.heal.pdf
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Secular Versus Christian Inpatient Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Programs
Impact on depression and spiritual well-being by RS Hawkins et al. Journal of Psychology and
Theology.
http://www.fuller.edu/sop/integration/Publications/tanhawkins.pdf
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Prayer, Faith, and Health
David G Myers' commentary on the background of the Harvard Prayer Experiment. Originally: in
Reformed Review.
http://www.davidmyers.org/religion/faith.html
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The Prayer Experiment
Essay by Russel Stannard reviewing philosophical and methodological considerations for
experimentation into prayer. Second Opinion magazine.
http://www.parkridgecenter.org/Page177.html
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Is Prayer Clinically Effective?
Article by David G Myers on the psychology of prayer, originally presented in: Reformed Review.
http://www.davidmyers.org/religion/prayer.html
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Faith and Healing
Article by Linda Gundersen with basic considerations. Annals of Internal Medicine.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132/2/169
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Distant Intercessory Prayer
Study on the effects for improved task performance in an employment setting by Lynn Munson and
Douglas Degelman. Vanguard University of Southern California. [PDF]
http://www.vanguard.edu/psychology/prayer.pdf
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Religious Involvement and Mortality:
A Meta-Analytic Review by Michael E McCullough et al. Health Psychology.
http://www.apa.org/journals/hea/hea193211.html
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The Efficacy of "Distant Healing"
A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials by John Astin et al. Annals of Internal Medicine.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132/11/903
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Should Physicians Prescribe Religious Activities?
Critical editorial by Richard P Sloan et al. The New England Journal of Medicine. [PDF]
http://courses.washington.edu/mhe518/Articles/soundingboard.pdf
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Prayer and Medical Science
Article by Larry Dossey, originally in: Archives of Internal Medicine.
http://www.mercola.com/article/prayer/dossey.htm
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The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Article advocating the unbiased use of scientific proven forms of medicine respecting patient's
demand by E. Ernst. British Medical Journal
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7269/1133
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Effects of Intercessory Prayer on Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Trial by Dale A Matthews, Sally Marlowe, and Francis MacNutt. Southern Medical Journal. [PDF]
http://www.sma.org/smj2000/decsmj00/matthews.pdf
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Does Prayer Influence the Success of in Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer?
Report of a masked, randomized trial, by Kwang Y Cha, Daniel P Wirth, and Rogerio A Lobo. Journal
of Reproductive Medicine.
http://www.reproductivemedicine.com/Features/2001/2001Sep.htm
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Intercessory Prayer and Cardiovascular Disease Progression
A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer M Aviles et al. Mayo Clin Proc.
http://www.mayo.edu/proceedings/2001/dec/7612a1.pdf
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Rosary Prayer and Yoga Mantras
A comparative study by Luciano Bernardi et al. shows the similar effects of both forms of religious
practice on cardiovascular rhythms. British Medical Journal.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/323/7327/1446
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Effects of Remote, Retroactive Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients With Bloodstream Infection
Randomised controlled trial by Leonard Leibovici. Extensive discussion. British Medical Journal.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/323/7327/1450
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Mind-Body Medicine
Article by John A Astin et al. on the state of the Science and implications for practice. Extensive
bibliography. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice.
http://www.jabfp.org/cgi/content/full/16/2/131
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