W:Hello.
M:This is Jim Evens from Market Research Corporation. We’re conducting a nationwide survey of people’s reading habits. May I ask you a few questions
W:Oh, I suppose.
M:Do you read any newspapers and, if so, which ones
W:I read the NewYorkTimes and the Wall Street Journal.
M:Okay, do you subscribe to these newspapers
W:I subscribe to theTimes. But I get the Wall Street Journal at the office.
M:I see.What about magazines Do you subscribe to any
W:Oh, yeah, I get Fortune and Psychology Today. And my husband gets Esquire, so I read that too, sometimes.
M:About how many hours a week do you read magazines then
W:Oh, about two or three.
M:All right. Now, do you read books regularly and, if so what type
W:Well, novels are my favorite but, to tell you the truth, I haven’t read one in quite a while, rm taking a class at night, so the only books rve been reading
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Scientists are now studying a new field of research called psychoimmunology. It is based on the idea that people who are depressed or have a lot of stress are more likely to become sick. Researchers have recently found a connection between diseases and stressful situations. To test this theory, psychoimmunologists are trying to find a link between the brain and the immune system.
The immune system in our bodies fights the bacteria and viruses which cause disease. Therefore, whether or not we are likely to get various diseases depends on how well our immune system works. Biologists used to think that the immune system was a separate, independent part of our bodies. Recently, however, they have found that our brain can affect our immune system. This discovery indicates that there may be a connection between emotional factors, such as stress or depression, and illness.
Although many doctors in the past suspected a connection between emotional factors and disease, the
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