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(1) Americans have found a no-cost painkiller they say is as effective as prescription drugs: prayer. (2) More than half of those who responded to a USA TODAY/ABC News/Stanford University Medical Center poll released Monday say they use prayer to control pain. Of those, 90% say it worked well, and 51 % say “very well.” （1）美国人已发现一种不花钱而且据说与处方药一样有效的止痛药：祈祷。 （2）周一公布的由《今日美国》、美国广播公司新闻网与斯坦福大学医学中心联合进行的调查结果表明，接受调查的人中，半数以上的人说他们采用祈祷来抑制痛苦。其中90%的人说效果不错，而51%的人说效果“很好”。 (3) Among a dozen therapies, including bed rest, massage and herbal remedies, only prescription drugs were as successful as prayer