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Faith & Healing
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To: ghen@netcom.com
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Subject: Faith & Healing
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From: ashok <ashokvc@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in>
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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 96 14:03:08 PDT
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Priority: Normal
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Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 12:23:48 -0700 (MST)
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Resent-From: Ajay Shah <ajay@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu>
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Resent-Message-Id: <Pine.ULT.3.90.960625122348.21551E@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu>
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Resent-To: ghen@netcom.com
From: Ashok Chowgule, Mumbai June 25, 1996.
There is an interesting article in Time magazine (June 24)
entitled "Faith & Healing". It shows that doctors are getting
interested in meditation and other Eastern mystical practices
as a means of cure. Some fo the findings are:
***Amongst 232 heart surgery patients, those who drew
comfort from religious faith had three times better survival
rates than those who did not.
***Those who attended church regularly had half the risk of
dying from coronary artery disease.
***Amongst patients recovering form hip surgery, those who
were religious minded did better.
***Religiously committed persons have lower depression
and anxiety-related illness.
The story has also a special and long item on Dr Deepak
Chopra.
Namaste.
