News articles tagged with 'religious'
Farmers' beliefs on a higher plain
— 28 May 2010 14:06 | EnvironmentThere's more to decisions about land use than climate change, population growth, migration and prosperous economies. In the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, individual religious beliefs…
Primary care physicians nationwide face clinical ethical conflicts with religious hospitals
— 10 Apr 2010 11:04 | HealthNearly one in ten primary care physicians in the United States has experienced a conflict with a religiously-affiliated hospital or practice over religious policies for patient care,…
Study probes evolution of fairness and punishment
— 19 Mar 2010 12:35 | HealthResearchers have long been puzzled by large societies in which strangers routinely engage in voluntary acts of kindness, respect and mutual benefit even though there is often an individual…
Divine intervention? New research looks at beliefs about God's influence in everyday life
— 18 Mar 2010 12:35 | HealthMost Americans believe God is concerned with their personal well-being and is directly involved in their personal affairs, according to new research out of the University of Toronto…
Teenage birth rates higher in more religious states
— 17 Sep 2009 13:49 | HealthRates of births to teenage mothers are strongly predicted by conservative religious beliefs, even after controlling for differences in income and rates of abortion. Researchers writing…
Study shows how college major and religious faith affect each other
— 1 Aug 2009 17:30 | HealthCollege students who major in the social sciences and humanities are likely to become less religious, while those majoring in education are likely to become more religious…
Health undervalued in reproductive rights debate
— 11 Apr 2009 09:55 | HealthWomen's health is increasingly undervalued in conflicts over reproductive rights, including clashes based on moral objections under so-called conscience clauses, a new study by a University…
Use of religious coping associated with receiving intensive medical care near death
— 20 Mar 2009 12:56 | HealthPatients with advanced cancer who used their religious faith to help cope were more likely to receive intensive life-prolonging medical care such as mechanical ventilation or cardiopulmonary…
Link between religious coping and aggressive treatment in terminally ill cancer patients
— 19 Mar 2009 18:00 | HealthIn a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive…
Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers
— 5 Mar 2009 12:30 | HealthBelieving in God can help block anxiety and minimise stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers…