Religious faith may help stroke victims: study
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People of faith have long contended that the power of prayer can help heal the sick. Now a study conducted in Rome suggests that religious faith may help people recover from a stroke.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A team of British-based researchers will spend the next three years probing why people believe in religion.
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People who suffer from migraines are twice as likely to have a stroke than non-sufferers, according to research published in the British Medical Journal.
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NEW YORK  - Negative emotions and anger, as well as sudden changes in body position in response to a startling event, appear to be factors that can trigger a stroke, according to a new study published in the medical journal Neurology.
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LOURDES, France - A frail Pope John Paul II, breathing heavily and gasping at times, celebrated an open-air Mass on Sunday for several hundred thousand pilgrims, many in wheelchairs, at a shrine to the Virgin Mary that is associated with miraculous cures.    At one point he said "help me" in Polish while struggling through his homily in French...
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Pope John Paul II said Sunday that faith can be helpful during catastrophes like the Indian Ocean tsunami by reminding sufferers of God's continued presence.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Stroke victims being treated at a Louisville hospital may benefit from the lessons of the vampire bat...
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NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Churchgoing may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study published in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.
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Transient ischemic attacks (TIA), short episodes of decreased blood flow to the brain, carry a "not so benign" prognosis, according to a new report in the journal Stroke.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 13 : People who suffer from migraine are more susceptible to strokes, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal.
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Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs.
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The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers are reporting.
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One Houston woman&#39;s HIV diagnosis led to a religious epiphany. For another, news of her infection created anxiety about her unborn child.
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NEW YORK  - Damage to the retina that sometimes comes with diabetes is associated with an increased risk of having a stroke, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A person's level of vitamin C may predict his or her likelihood of having a stroke, according to a long-term study of some 20,000 middle-aged and older residents of Norfolk, United Kingdom.
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VARANASI, India -- With her eyes closed, Ramedi cupped the murky water of the Ganges River in her hands, lifted them toward the sun, and prayed for her husband, her 15 grandchildren, and her bad hip. She, like India's other 800 million Hindus, has absolute faith that the river she calls Ganga Ma can heal.