Ties to friends, family, work and the community can help people fight infection, a recent study
has determined (JAMA 1997; 277: 1940-4). Researchers gave 276 healthy volunteers nasal …

Ties to friends, family, work and the community can help people fight infection, a recent study
has determined (JAMA 1997; 277: 1940-4). Researchers gave 276 healthy volunteers nasal …

Ties to friends, family, work and the community can help people fight infection, a recent study
has determined (JAMA 1997; 277: 1940-4). Researchers gave 276 healthy volunteers nasal …

Objective.—To examine the hypothesis that diverse ties to friends, family, work, and
community are associated with increased host resistance to infection. Design.—After …

In Reply.—Drs Edmunds, Medley, and O'Callaghan suggest that gregarious adults have
more contacts with others and therefore would be exposed more often to rhinoviruses …

To the Editor.—In the article by Dr Cohen and colleagues, 1 Table 2 shows that the antibody
titer (≤ 2) did not differ significantly between subjects with 6 or more ties (81/153, or 53%) …

Social relationships are thought to have both negative and positive influences onthe ability
of our bodies to resist infection. On the negative side, social conflicts are a common cause of …

As increasing numbers of women take up full-time jobs outside the home, there has been
concern that they will lose their natural immunity to heart disease. These apprehensions are …

To the Editor: Dr Meydani and colleagues1 reported the results of a vitamin E trial involving
residents in long-term care facilities. In a post hoc analysis, they observed a slightly lower …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between active and passive smoking and frequency
of colds in women. METHODS: Data on cigarette smoking and frequency and duration of …