Even the common cold...

[Skippa]

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/stop-a-cold

Even the common cold, which I thought was well and truly A VIRUS can't escape the "mind/body" link:

There’s a deep "mind-body" link at play when it comes to fighting off a cold​

So, let's face it, we got no chance /s

 

[PeterPositive]

Well ... yes, stress kills ... sometimes. Other times it simply makes things worse.
Is it a big news?

Lo and behold one of my worst crashes happened during a period of major stress, and the already bad health was feeding more stress in a lovely downward spiral. Now I have been 5 years stress free and the magic healing hasn't happened anyways. So... it's not all about stress, is it?

I have no problem with the concept that stress can worsen one's condition or ability to deal with an illness. Typically when you're seriously ill (even just a bad flu) your priorities change, you give yourself enough time to rest and avoid further strain and finally recover...

Am I missing the point of the article? Or is the article just stating the obvious?

 

[Skippa]

Dunno, I just didn't expect to see the "mind/body" link in an article about recovering from a cold.

 

[Mij]

hand washing frequently is very effective.

 

[Gijs]

How do they meassure stress and the effect to an infection like a cold in people? Are there 2 groups in the study? I don't think so. I have never seen any scientific objective proof in patiënts with a cold that stress making them worse. It is new age pseudoscience.

 

[PeterPositive]

I have never seen any scientific objective proof in patiënts with a cold that stress making them worse.

Because there is no such thing as scientific proof. There is only evidence pro or against a certain theory.

It is new age pseudoscience.

Maybe not.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1361287/