But folklore is stubborn, capable of resisting even the most compelling facts. By 1925, when Popular Science reported the findings of the US Public Health Service’s first-ever survey on the common ...

You can gauge the end of a cold by the intensity of symptoms. Body aches and sneezing are probably over. Learn how to tell ...

Adults on average get one or two colds per year, with children getting up to six, and they usually last four to five days. The symptoms are runny nose, dry cough, and sore throat. But with the common ...

Symptoms of seasonal allergies and the common cold can overlap. Learn how to tell them apart so you can get the treatment you need.

In today's interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold.

Measles typically begins with cold-like symptoms, which can make it difficult to distinguish from other common illnesses." ...

One of those struck down is Professor Ron Eccles, chairman of the Cold and Flu Council and director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University. Blaming his wife for passing on the virus - the ...

Traveling in cold weather conditions can be life threatening. The information provided here is designed for educational use only and is not a substitute for specific training or experience. Princeton ...

Forget taking Vitamin C and herbal potions or trying those old wives' tales - scientists have discovered a much nicer way of staving off a cold. Those who make love once or twice a week develop an ...