Faith healing is the belief and practice, found across Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and other religious traditions, that prayer, rituals such as the laying on of hands, or visits to religious shrines can bring about divine healing of disease and disability, with practitioners claiming to address conditions from blindness and deafness to cancer and HIV/AIDS. Virtually all scientists and philosophers regard it as pseudoscience, and the American Cancer Society states available scientific evidence does not support claims that it cures physical ailments, with reported recoveries generally attributed to spontaneous remission or the placebo effect. Studies show higher mortality when faith healing replaces conventional medical treatment, with documented deaths among children and adults from treatable conditions.
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Faith healing (Wikipedia)
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Faith healing is the superstitious practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice.
Treats: Cancer, Lead
There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin rashes, total body paralysis, and various injuries.
Treats: HIV/AIDS, Lead
There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin rashes, total body paralysis, and various injuries.
Treats: Arthritis, Lead
There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin rashes, total body paralysis, and various injuries.
Treats: Multiple Sclerosis, Lead
There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin rashes, total body paralysis, and various injuries.
Treats: Anemia, Lead
There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin rashes, total body paralysis, and various injuries.
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