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How Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Health? Primary Author: KidsHealth from Nemours Article published on KidsHealth.org that covers the following topics: Spirituality and Physical Health, Spirituality and Mental Health, and Can Spiritual Beliefs Enhance Parenting? Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article, Website

The Biology of Belief Primary Author: Jeffrey Kluger, Time Magazine Time Magazine article from February 12, 2009 that covers connections between faith and health. Topics include prayer and the brain, the impact of religious practices such as fasting on the body, prayer, faith and longevity, and the role of physicians. Date Last Modified 02/12/2009 Article, Website

Religion, Spirituality, and Health Status in Geriatric Outpatients Primary Author: Timothy P. Daaleman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Study published in the Annals of Family Medicine, looking at the interaction of religion and spirituality with self-reported health status in a geriatric population. They authors found that "Geriatric outpatients who report greater spirituality, but not greater religiosity, are more likely to appraise their health as good." Date Last Modified 01/01/2004 Article

An Increase in Religiousness/Spirituality Occurs After HIV Diagnosis and Predicts Slower Disease Progression over 4 Years in People with HIV Primary Author: Gail Ironson, University of Miami Article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, examining the extent to which changes in spirituality/religiousness occur after HIV diagnosis and whether changes predict disease progression. The study followed 100 people with HIV over 4 years. Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Article

Spiritual Well-Being, Depressive Symptoms, and Immune Status Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS Primary Author: Safiya George Dalmida, Emory University Nell Hidgson Woodruff School of Nursing Article from the journal, Women & Health, describing a study that "examined associations of spiritual well being, with depressive symptoms, and CD4 cell count and percentages among a non-random sample of 129 predominantly African-American HIV-positive women. The study found "a significant association between spirituality and immune status among women with HIV." Date Last Modified 03/01/2009 Article