Women, especially those aged 20 to 30 years, have more colds than men, possibly because of their closer contact with children. On average, people older than age 60 have fewer than one cold a year.

Except in newborns or in immuno-compromised children, colds in healthy children aren't dangerous. ... pens, video game remotes, and a computer keyboard are some common "carriers" of cold viruses.

During this back-to-school season, doctors report an increase in severe cases of the common cold among some children — with more kids requiring hospital admission. COVID lockdowns may be to blame.

There most common diseases that affect people, especially children, during the cold season are pneumonia, asthma, diarrhoea, bronchiolitis and the common cold. According to Dr Peninah Musyoka, a ...

Frequent colds in young children are typically a sign of maturation and immunity development. However, as a parent, trusting your instincts is essential.

A total of 81 common cold episodes were studied in school-aged children; there were 51 episodes in fall, 19 in winter, and 11 in spring. Diaries for 10 consecutive days were collected in each of ...

There's no cure for the common cold, but there are ways to ease symptoms while the cold runs its course. Here's what helps and what to avoid, according to experts.

During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults. One hypothesis has been that common colds would give children immunity protecting against a ...

The research team recruited 407 children aged up to six years to a study where they were given either hypertonic saline ~2.6% (salt-water) nasal drops or usual care when they developed a cold ...

Catching a common cold may help to protect children from the worst effects of Covid by boosting their immune systems, a study suggests. Researchers at Yale University analysed more than 600 nasal ...

Hypertonic saline nose drops shortened cold symptom duration in young children and decreased household transmission, according to findings presented at the European Respiratory Society ...