To the Editor: Fawzi and coworkers (July 1 issue)¹ demonstrate the benefit of multivitamin supplementation in pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. What is most impressive is that the effects of vitamins on the immune system, ...

To the Editor: Klein and colleagues (June 17 issue)¹ report an absence of effects of abdominal liposuction on cardiovascular risk factors, inflammatory markers, and insulin resistance in obese women. We would suggest alternative explanations for their ...

To the Editor: We are grateful to the Journal for putting on the record¹ the undisclosed conflicts of interest of two of the authors of the report by Kainer et al. (June 17 issue).² Specifically, the associations were Dr. Archibald's employment with ...

To the Editor: The data reported by O'Dell (June 17 issue)¹ and by Olsen and Stein (May 20 issue)² on biologic drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reveal many points of uncertainty. First, the number of randomized trials that have compared ...

To the Editor: The interesting case of systemic tuberculosis infection reported by Jha et al. (June 3 issue)¹ requires clarification. The authors report that two physicians involved in the patient's care had positive tests for mycobacterium exposure and ...

To the Editor: Tegaserod (Zelnorm, Novartis Pharmaceuticals) is a partial serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine₄ (5-HT₄)–receptor agonist approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the short-term treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel ...

To the Editor: I wish to report yet one more use for the ubiquitous Post-it, this time as an aid in cardiac physical diagnosis. The adhesive on Post-it notes consists of tiny spheres that are sticky individually. Because these spheres make only ...

Paul Bloom's premise in Descartes' Baby is that we are natural-born dualists. As infants, we instinctively divide the world into physical objects and mental states, and we reason differently about the two. Babies find it perfectly natural for a person to ...

For a long time, we have been taught that the oocyte in adult mammals is virtually inactive, that it essentially remains in a resting state until the periovulatory period. Evidence that has emerged in recent years paints an entirely different picture. ...

Written from a social-science perspective, this book deals with the causes and consequences of low birth weight (less than 2500 g). Using low birth weight as an example, the book addresses the “overstated separation between nature and nurture by ...

The Nature of Small-Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Original Article, N Engl J Med 2004:350;2645-2653.. On page 2647, in Table 1, under the column heading “Characteristic,” the FEV₁:FVC entry should not be followed by “(% of ...

Semper Fi Perspective, N Engl J Med 2004:351;3-5.. On page 4, in the left-hand column, fifth full paragraph, line 8 should have read “maxillary fracture,” rather than “mandibular fracture,” as printed. We regret the error. Also on page 4, in the right-...

A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality Original Article, N Engl J Med 2004:351;23-32.. On page 26, in Table 1, under the column heading Multivitamins + Vitamin A, the CD8+ cell count should have read 748±...