The findings, published in Development, will help scientists decipher the key genetic events involved in the development of a normal body. Studies confirm what many people have long believed - prayer can heal. The findings, by scientists at Harvard university and San Francisco General Hospital, among others, indicate prayer can have a measurable effect on health and happiness and can even increase recovery rates for surgical patients. More than 300 studies have been published in the last 10 years attempting to explain the powerful effects of prayer, she notes. What researchers have discovered is that people who are prayed for, regardless of religious beliefs, heal faster and even live longer.
Nothing is as powerful as prayer.
A postage-sized patch for treating the symptoms of menopause is now available to U.S. women. Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Miami, Fla., has launched Vivelle-Dot, a tiny transdermal estrogen delivery system, in the United States. The patch is available in four dosage strengths to be determined by the prescribing physician. The most common form is about the size and thickness of a postage stamp. Research shows relaxation and music, separately or together, can significantly reduce patients' pain following major abdominal surgery.