Dear Santosh, both you and Jose appear to have missed the gist of Gilbert's post. His assertion that recent medical advances in the treatment of malignancy have obviated the need for radical surgery, thus bringing the 'maushi mana's kaneo' to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The influence of the immune system in self-healing is evident in many studies and it can be stimulated via a multitude of modalities like meditation and prayer. However, evidence for the healing power of OTHERS praying for the patient have not been elucidated by recent scientific experiments (at least for cardiovascular disease). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4681771.stm http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=adC8Tv0rlwBk&refer=europ e http://www.dimaggio.org/Eye-Openers/prayer_does_not_work.htm This does not stop the faith healers or other religious leaders from accepting donations in return for (ineffective) prayers. Interestingly, prayer had a positive effect on the rate of immaculate conceptions ;-) http://www.reproductivemedicine.com/Features/2001/2001Sep.htm Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:17:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Myths and Misinformation regarding Cancer The post appended below propagates dangerous myths and misinformation regarding cancer treatment in this public forum. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
