Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by ...

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.

MOST adults catch two or three colds a year, but does taking echinacea or popping a zinc tablet really help? PLUS: Five cold cures that just might work. Yet research continues to probe the cause of ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Over the weekend, Florida witnessed another train of heavy rains and thunderstorms associated with a frontal boundary dipping southeastward across our area. Hot on its heels, we had ...

"Oh, it's just a cold!" Indeed, colds are often billed as a "mild" upper respiratory virus. You can generally manage them at home, whereas the flu, RSV and COVID send more people to the hospital, ...

This winter, take a breath. And if you can’t, here are some natural remedies, from echinacea to marshmallow, commonly used to offer relief. Black elderberry syrup, made from the plant's berries, is a ...

We're hurtling towards winter, and the usual roster of seasonal viruses are making themselves known, with coughs, sniffles and wheezing echoing across offices, schools and nurseries across the UK. NHS ...

CAN taking a trip away actually make you sick? We reveal why the common cold always rears its ugly head on holiday. Air travel can trigger pain in a tooth that hasn’t previously bothered you, says ...