When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work ...

This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the ...

Learn how the body’s earliest immune defenses can stop a common cold before symptoms appear.

recognizing the key differences in how they start, the severity of fever, and specific signs is crucial for accurate ...

Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

Before germs were first spied under a microscope by Robert Koch, a doctor from East Prussia, catching colds was blamed on evil spirits, foul weather, and medical enigmas such as blood impurities. Koch ...

My wife started getting sick a few days before Halloween. It stayed in her nose and throat. That’s a common cold, right? Why is having a cold so different from when you get the flu?

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 ...

Your chances of catching a cold—and how miserable it feels—may depend more on your body than on the virus itself.

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 ...

Winter is flu and cold season. Will taking in more vitamin C keep you healthier and prevent illness? Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains more about the health benefits of ...

Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold ...