It's allergy season, but 2025 is also a year for the common cold. Cold and flus are at an all-time high, making it difficult to discern what your symptoms are trying to tell you. If you're reaching ...

With cold and flu season underway, one would hope others would be considerate enough to cough and sneeze into the crook of their elbow, slowing down the spread of contagious droplets into the air ...

Q: Your recent column on colds and flus made me realize that you’re the person I’ve been looking for regarding research. I’m 82 years old, and since I was in high school, I have sneezed daily. I never ...

No one likes a cold. The sneezing, coughing, stuffy nose and other symptoms are just no fun. As soon as you start to feel those pesky sym pto ms approach, you might start thinking to yourself “When is ...

The winter months bring an increase in respiratory illnesses, leaving many people wondering whether their symptoms indicate a common cold or influenza. While both conditions affect the respiratory ...

(WHTM) — Everyone has experienced a sneeze. Whether it’s allergies, an illness, or just a random sneeze that seemed to appear out of nowhere, have you ever wondered what happens to your body during ...

Having a cold is the number-one reason kids visit the doctor and stay home from school. Kids get up to eight colds per year with each cold lasting an average of 5 to 7 days. Let's find out more about ...

It's easy to write off sneezing and congestion that surfaces in the summer as being a side effect of allergies or even a reaction to a drying air conditioner unit. But even though it seems weird — and ...

Grandma’s warnings about catching a cold walking barefoot on a chilly floor or going outside with wet hair have some truth. Colder temperatures, especially in winter months, won’t cause a common cold.

LITTLE ROCK — Q: Why do I sneeze when I feel cold? In a comprehensive review published in June 2009 in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, sneezing is described as a protective ...