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High doses of vitamin D don't protect children from upper respiratory tract infections in the winter

High-Dose Vitamin D No Help for Winter URIs in Children

HealthDay.com - Jul 19, 2017

High dose supplementation did not reduce overall wintertime upper respiratory tract infections

The American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new guidelines for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults. The guidelines were published online Jan. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP, CDC Offer Antibiotic Rx Guidelines for ARTIs

HealthDay.com - Jan 19, 2016

Physicians' group and CDC jointly advise that the meds not be prescribed for colds, bronchitis in adults

Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce cold severity or frequency among adults with mild-to-moderate asthma

Vitamin D Supplementation Doesn’t Cut Colds in Asthma

HealthDay.com - Nov 18, 2015

Rate of colds did not differ for those receiving vitamin D supplementation, placebo

Having a cold or the flu may sometimes trigger a stroke in children -- particularly those with underlying health conditions -- though the overall risk remains low

Colds, Flu Up Odds for Stroke in Children, Though Risk Is Low

HealthDay.com - Oct 1, 2015

Researchers also found children who had all of their vaccinations were less vulnerable

Those who sleep less than six hours a night may be more than four times as likely to catch a cold as those who get more than seven hours of sleep

Too Little Sleep Can Quadruple Risk for the Common Cold

HealthDay.com - Sep 1, 2015

Less than six hours a night linked to higher rate of illness, researchers say

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