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

Catching the “common cold” means you’ve been infected with an upper respiratory virus. Unlike the name implies, the common cold can be caused by more than 200 hundred different viruses, including ...

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

While most people focus on cough, sore throat, or fever, digestive issues often go unnoticed. Many experience bloating, ...

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 ...

Your mom probably used to assure you that doing this one thing was guaranteed to make you sick. But is it true? arthurhidden - stock.adobe.com It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of ...

Wilmington ranked first as the least likely city to catch a cold, according to a new study. The study was based on 15 factors that affect cold susceptibility, including population density, air quality ...

It's officially cold season. Have you had a running nose, dealt with coughing or caught a cold? If you didn't catch a cold, then perhaps it's because of your Port City surroundings. Wilmington was ...

Vitamin C Will Not Prevent a Cold: Multiple studies have shown that taking vitamin C tablets will not decrease your chances ...

Ever heard of telomeres? They may stand between you and your next bout with the sniffles. Telomeres are protective sections of DNA that cap off the ends of chromosomes. They serve as a molecular clock ...

You’re reaching for tissues again, canceling plans for the third time this winter, and wondering why you seem to catch every cold that makes its rounds through your office. You eat your veggies, try ...