But experts who study faith and healing have different explanations for better health outcomes among the religious.

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The unexpected surge may suggest that the healing labor market is faring better than previous figures showed.

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Whatever the obstacles, there is a compelling reason why the better-off should spend more on healing the sick in poor countries.

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The scientists demonstrated that their method worked better than the way that doctors had been healing bones at the time.

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Even if the numbers turn out to be better than forecast, the economy still has much healing to do.

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We need good corporate citizens to help us change society for the better, to mend the broken economy and do some healing in places like Spain, where the conference is being held.

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Some countries have been through more loss within living memory and are better at grieving, but not so in Western Europe and the U.S. The economic healing process may take a long time.

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