LP>My concern with studies such as the above is that medical science is
  >obsessed with measuring things...to the point where it forgets that
  >things that can't be measured by modern instruments might exist just the
  >same.  Religion does not require medical science to assess its
  >legitimacy.
I agree that religion does not need medical science to assess its
legitimacy.  But it makes life easier for those who "believe" if their
doctors don't belittle them; and, for those doctors who need
measurements to be convinced, these studies could be helpful.
By the way, thanks a lot for doing this research.  I have saved this
stuff to a folder in my computer, which, hopefully, I will be able to
locate when I want it.
                Sondra
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