A cold may not be serious, but it can make you feel pretty miserable. The symptoms tend to progress in stages, but they can also come and go. There's no cure for the common cold, but there are ...

There’s so much to look forward to when you’re pregnant, especially if it’s your first time. You eagerly wait to see if your hair grows as thick and healthy as everyone says it will. You start saving ...

As winter’s chill settles in, millions of Americans will reach for over-the-counter medications to combat the seasonal surge of stuffy noses and congestion. But a startling revelation about one of the ...

Zinc supplements might help shorten cold symptoms but are not likely to prevent them, a new analysis suggests. Existing studies on zinc’s effectiveness are somewhat inconclusive due to different ...

The common cold is a respiratory virus affecting your nose, sinuses and throat. And while colds are most often harmless, it might not feel that way with a scratchy throat, runny nose, annoying cough, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Before germs were first spied under a microscope by Robert Koch, a ...

In the mid-1950s, scientist Winston Price identified a virus responsible for the common cold. Price dubbed his discovery the ‘JH virus' in honor of his employer (Johns Hopkins University), and set out ...

Alternative medicine experts say which herbs and tricks they use on sick days. Oct. 30, 2008 — -- A cold is the most common illness on the planet, and having a medical degree hardly makes you ...

September 25, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — There is still no cure for the common cold, but interferon-β significantly decreases the frequency of cold-induced exacerbations in people with ...