Prescribing faith : medicine, media, and religion in American culture /
Badaracco, Claire.
Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.
"Man's accidents are God's purposes" : Harvard and heroic cures -- Launching a scientific religion : Christian science and the book -- Measuring prayers : scientific models of religion -- Belief and wellness : medical pluralism and healing -- The medicated public square : advertising science.
Medicine
Alternative medicine
Spiritual healing
Mass media
Health in mass media.