Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or ...

We all grew up hearing that cold air causes colds, but germs, not chilly weather, are the real culprit. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta explains that many common illnesses are caused by contagious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sucking a peppermint increases alertness in both people with colds and those who are healthy, new research suggests. Philip Dulian ...

It’s a mystery that has puzzled families, classrooms and entire office buildings—why do some people seem to catch every sniffle, while others glide through cold season untouched? While most of us ...

When your head is splitting, your nose is running nonstop, your eyes are itching and you're coughing, coughing, coughing, ...

The thought of exercising while sick can make you queasy, but you may be itching to move your body if you have a light cold or cough. Before you hop on the treadmill to “sweat it out,” though, you ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

Whether in your tea, mixed into oatmeal or yogurt, or straight out of the spoon, honey may be a helpful food when you have a ...