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Show Heavy Loss Caused By Common Colds 2 Billion a Year, Physician Says, After Study. CHICAGO. The common cold affects more women than men and costs 100.000,000 working days and $2,000,000,000 a year, a physician reported re-ported here after a two-year study. Smoking apparently has little effect ef-fect on colds, but posture is an important factor, stated the report of Dr. Joseph H Kler of New Brunswick, Bruns-wick, N. J., published in the Archives of Otolaryngology. Other high spots of the research findings were: There is a definite pattern to the incidence of colds, with the highest peak in December and the lowest In July. Incidence was consistently higher in Chicago than in the East, especially espe-cially during the summer. There is a definite correlation between be-tween temperature and the onset of colds. Every sudden drop in temperature temper-ature was followed in a day or two by a rise in the number of colds. The hiehest incidence was in the 28 to 29 years age group and the lowest in the group above 50 years The percentage of time-losing colds, however, increased with age. There were more colds among women than men. In New Jersey there were more among women throughout the year, while in Chicago, Chi-cago, women had more only in the winter months, although the total for the year still was higher for the women. Ther were rnnsistpntlv more colds among office personnel than among factory workers. Fewer colds occurred in air-conditioned plants. More colds start on Monday than on any other day of the week, especially those among men. Posture is important. The incidence in-cidence and- severity was lowest among" those whose work necessitates necessi-tates walliing about most of the I time. |