[AndrewC]

You can easily refute it by naming a few studies that show that prayer works.

Prayer 'no aid to heart patients'

Therapies such as prayer and homeopathy are widely used, although past studies looking at the impact of care on patients' health have had mixed results.

The results of this study contradict earlier findings from the same team which suggested a drop of a quarter or more in "adverse outcomes" - including death, heart failure or heart attack.

Your guess seems to be wrong.

[OmahaFields]

Did you even read the article? Did you not even read the title you posted? Duh~

Prayer 'no aid to heart patients'

Groups from different faiths prayed for patients
Praying for patients undergoing heart operations does not improve their outcomes, a US study suggests.