Web Directory

» Clarification: Influence of Prayer on IVF-ET
   Follow up to a report of a masked, randomized trial, by Kwang Y. Cha, Daniel P. Wirth, and Rogerio A. Lobo (2001). Journal of Reproductive Medicine.
   http://www.reproductivemedicine.com/toc/auto_abstract.php?id=21868

» 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

» 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.
   http://www.integral-inquiry.com/docs/649/empirical.pdf

» Faith and Healing
   Article by Linda Gundersen with basic considerations. Annals of Internal Medicine.
   http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/132/2/169

» 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

» 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

» Prayer as Medicine: debunked
   Extract of a weblog (Gene Expression) run by opinionated scientists focusing at the publication bias or shift in conclusions in different publications.
   http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/001283.html

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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/pdfs/phys.heal.pdf

» 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

» 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