This March 31, 2006, article in The New York Times cites a long-awaited study that showed prayer offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, and patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications.
| Website | http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/health/31pray.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |
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