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08 Jun
Study Finds Just 5 Minutes of Prayer Helps Reduce Pain and Anxiety
Five-minute in-person intercessory prayer sessions can significantly reduce pain and anxiety in patients, according to new research.
19 Feb
Spirituality Linked to Lower Risk of Alcohol and Drug Misuse
A new study links spiritual or religious involvement to a significantly lower risk of harmful alcohol or drug use.
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Just 5 Minutes Of Prayer Helps Reduce Pain and Anxiety, Study Finds
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2026
- Full Page
Five minutes of prayer may help ease pain and anxiety, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
"The prayer intervention was effective regardless of the patient’s faith or ...
Most Clergy Agree With Science on Treatment of Depression: Study
- HealthDay Reporter
- Cara Murez
- January 13, 2023
- Full Page
Worries that clergy will urge depressed congregants to rely on prayer and not other mental health care appear to be unfounded.
A nationwide survey found that 90% of cle...
Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
- HealthDay Reporter
- Cara Murez
- September 30, 2022
- Full Page
Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests.
"Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like no other group in U.S. history and they often experience disp...