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Common colds and sleeplessness are bed buddies

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Dr. Cohen added, "It provides yet another reason why people should make time in their schedules to get a complete night of rest." [Reuters]

The researchers concluded in their paper, “Poorer sleep efficiency and shorter sleep duration in the weeks preceding exposure to a rhinovirus were associated with lower resistance to illness.”

Dr. Cohen stated, "Experiments that explore the relationship between sleep and immune function often involve sleep deprivation or study subjects with sleep disorders, which are often rooted in psychiatric conditions that influence other aspects of health.” [Reuters]

However, Dr. Cohen continues to say, “This research points to the role played by ordinary, real-life sleep habits in healthy persons." [Reuters]

Their study adds further support to the theory that sleep is very important to the body’s immune system in fighting viruses and other such invaders.

A video about “Paying the Price of a Poor Night’s Sleep” is found at Healthline.Healthology.com.

And, MedlinePLus, a website of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, talks about the "Common Cold."

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