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

As extreme cold weather grips large sections of the United States, people still need to work and live their lives. CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen has guidance.

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

My wife started getting sick a few days before Halloween. We were worried that it was going to turn into a bad respiratory illness, but it stayed in ...

Researchers grew nasal tissue in a lab to unlock clues about how your body battles the common cold.

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

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

You can typically expect to recover from a cold in 7-10 days. Get plenty of rest and hydration to ease your cold symptoms and recover faster. You may have lingering symptoms, such as a cough, for up ...

There are plenty of over-the-counter remedies for the common cold, but some carry significant risks, and their efficacy is dubious. The latter applies to phenylephrine, an active ingredient in common ...

While there are certain nutrients are linked to helping recover from the cold faster, a "cure" has been notoriously hard to find. But it turns out scientists are getting pretty darn close, thanks to a ...

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 ...