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» ABCNEWS.com: Can Prayer Heal? - Brief article reviewing extant research on remote healing.
» BBC News: Does Prayer Work? - Review of evidence for answered prayer for world peace and health.
» Boundary Institute - A nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to research of anomalous phenomena related to consciousness (which might contribute to explain intercessory prayer).
» Columbia News: Prayer May Influence In Vitro Fertilization Success - Review of Lobo et al's (2001) double blind study into the effects of intercessory prayer on IVF success.
» Discovery Channel Canada: The Power of Prayer? - Four video stories hosted by Jay Ingram investigating remote prayer. Includes interview with Duke University's Dr. Mitchell Krucoff.
» Institut of Noetic Sciences - A nonprofit membership organization that conducts and sponsors research (also) in distant healing; articles, media library, comprehensive bibliography, FAQ
» Intercessory Prayer Debate between W Harris & I Tessman - Is there scientific evidence that intercessory prayer speeds medical recovery? A Debate. Published at the CSICOP-site with other critical articles.
» International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality - Complete documentation of a three day conference (2003) covering all aspects in the field.
» John Templeton Foundation Prayer Study Archive - Collection of scientific research articles and media articles exploring the power of intercessory prayer on health.
» Medical Bureau at Lourdes - How is a claimed cure examined and supervised? List of the cures at Lourdes which have been recognised as miraculous by the Church, documentation concerning the last one.
» Medical Miracles and Theology - A research project by Niels C Hvidt; excerpts of publications.
» Newsweek: Faith and Healing - The cover story discusses shortly the main issues in investigating faith and health.
» Prayer Studies - Collection of skeptical articles on the power of prayer in medical healing by Gary Posner (up to 2002).
» Problems with Prayer and Faith Healing - Collected critiques of prayer on the website of Guide to Atheism & Agnosticism.
» Psychology of Prayer - Notes and bibliographic references for D. Andrew Kille's lecture on prayer, a part of the Pastoral Ministries Program at Santa Clara University.
» Research Approaches in Spiritual Healing - Extensive collection of studies, discussions and recommendations to the topic by Daniel J Benor.
» Samueli Institute - A non-profit, non-affiliated organization conducting and supporting research on the biology of healing and the therapeutic relationship.
» Science and Spiritual Healing - A critical review by Wayne B. Jonas, Cindy C. Crawford. Alternative Therapies. [PDF]
» Scientific Research on Prayer - Debra Williams' review of research attempting to prove the power of prayer.
» TIME: Investigating the Power of Prayer - Critical comment by Leon Jaroff against national funding of prayer studies.
» The Miracle-Leg - The ultimative answer to a prayer, but: "This is the kind of thing that I wouldn't believe, even if it were true!"
» Transcendent and Spiritual Experiences of Scientists - Web-site with collected accounts from scientists about their transcendent, transpersonal, mystical, paranormal, or psychic experiences, here: Healing on Distance.