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...standard, but it flows from Duke research. Krucoff and Crater have already finished the first part of Mantra, a pilot study to determine, among other things, whether prayer by strangers might influence the medical outcomes of 30 patients in Krucoff's cath lab at the Durham VA hospital. The project, whose symbol is a valentine-style heart with an angel hovering near one lobe, is too small to be statistically meaningful, but the results--the outcomes of those prayed over were 50% to 100% better than those of a control group--were sufficient, as Krucoff puts it, to be "intriguing...
...TELEVISION Padres at Braves, Fox, 8 p.m. Va. Tech at B.C., ESPN, 8 p.m. Superstars of Gymnastics, ESPN2...
...surprised to learn that the Food Allergy Network, a seven-year-old advocacy group based in Fairfax, Va., agrees. "Peanut bans don't work," says Ann Munoz-Furlong, founder of the network. "They're counterproductive, and they create a false sense of security." She favors teaching kids what to do in case of an allergic reaction (children with the most severe reactions need to carry emergency adrenaline shots with them) and to beware of peanut products hidden in such foods as home-baked cookies and Chinese takeout. Most of the major candy-bar manufacturers already label even trace amounts...
...have a prediction: Clinton sweats bullets while this thing drags through Congress. He manages to survive and stay in office. Clinton breathes a huge sigh of relief, thanks God and then goes out and does it all over again. ROB KISER Pound, Va...
...want to trust a man who not only violated his marriage vows but then lied about what he did. How is it that the leader of the free world can be held to a lower standard than the citizens of the country he serves? JOAN L. RICHWINE Locust Grove, Va...