Author Sees No Evidence Prayer Can Heal

Fresh Air

Published November 14, 2006 at 7:12 AM HST

In his new book, Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine, Richard Sloan examines the claim that prayer and religion can heal the sick. Using the scientific method, he shows that there is no compelling evidence that religion can actually cure medical ailments.

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