When you stroll down the cold and flu aisle in a drugstore, it's easy to get lost in the dizzying array of products promising to clear sinus pressure, dry up sniffles and stop plaguing coughs. Some ...

Once upon a time, say 2019, scratchy throats and runny noses were expected realities of the common cold — nothing some tissues, Vicks VapoRub and time couldn’t fix. But the pandemic, for better or ...

Rhinoviruses and endemic coronaviruses are the main causes of the common cold. Recent studies show “common” cold viruses can cause severe and even fatal illness in healthy adults. Infection with ...

“Symptoms of the common cold would resemble allergy -like symptoms and should generally be pretty mild,” he notes, adding that these can include a runny nose, congestion, sore throat, mild cough and ...

A new survey found that people can have lingering symptoms of a cold like they do with long COVID. The data found that, while symptoms could be similar in both groups, people with long COVID were more ...

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When a cold hits, most people look for remedies to combat the coughing, sniffling and aching. Although colds tend to be mild and go away on their own, they can be a real nuisance. The common cold is a ...

Children can suffer from seven to 10 respiratory infections and spend up to 140 days with cold-related symptoms during the dreaded cold and flu season, Dr. Melanie Wilson-Taylor, a pediatrician at ...

There's no cure for the common cold, but there are self-care steps you can take that may help you or your child get over a cold a little more quickly. Rest, home remedies, and over-the-counter (OTC) ...