Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...
This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the ...
Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or ...
The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...
Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” actually stretches from late August through April. That means only ...
In the mid-1950s, scientist Winston Price identified a virus responsible for the common cold. Price dubbed his discovery the ‘JH virus' in honor of his employer (Johns Hopkins University), and set out ...
A sweeping analysis of more than a thousand patients finds that antibiotics offer no relief for viral colds or purulent nasal discharge, while increasing side effects. Study: Antibiotics for the ...