Got A Cold? This Could Make You Feel Better
Sneezing? Sniffling? Coughing up a storm? A new scientific review suggests that taking zinc may help shorten the duration of common cold symptoms b...
Sneezing? Sniffling? Coughing up a storm? A new scientific review suggests that taking zinc may help shorten the duration of common cold symptoms b...
Posted 01.25.2012
When you're buried under tissues suffering from a cold or the flu, you may feel like nothing will help you feel better. Luckily, "The Doctors" has com...
Cheryl Forberg, RD | Posted 02.20.2012
We're smack dab in the middle of cold season, and if you're lucky you haven't yet succumbed to a cough, sneeze or sniffle. Luckily there is a natural way to shift your body into prevention gear and fire up your immune system with cold-busting foods.
CNN Health | Posted 01.02.2012
Ever wonder why you always seem to come down with a life-interrupting virus this time of year, while other women you know sail through the season snif...
Health.com | Posted 05.25.2011
A tickle in your throat. A cloudy head. An achy body. Yep, you're coming down with something. Again. The average adult gets three colds per year, ea...
Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. | Posted 05.25.2011
You want to enjoy the season to the fullest, so how do you avoid the inconvenience of having a cold and being down for the count?
health.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Bob Martin says he hasn't caught a cold in years, not since he discovered Echinacea and Goldenseal. For the past decade, the 60-year-old teacher fr...
AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 11.17.2011
WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that ...
Bill Gottlieb | Posted 11.17.2011
Is there any way to make yourself less vulnerable to the cold and flu? Yes, says a study published on June 14 in the open access online medical journal Plos One.
nytimes.com | ANAHAD O’CONNOR | Posted 11.17.2011
For centuries, garlic has been extolled not just for its versatility in the kitchen but also for its medicinal powers. Whatever the reason, studies se...
nytimes.com | ANAHAD O'CONNOR | Posted 11.17.2011
Studies have demonstrated that poor sleep and susceptibility to colds go hand in hand, and scientists think it could be a reflection of the role sleep...
Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011
As it stands now, consumers with colds across the country must present a photo ID and sign a log in order to purchase cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine.
Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011
Getting less than seven hours of sleep each night can make you three times more likely to catch a cold. And if you sleep restlessly, that makes you five times more susceptible.
Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011
Studies indicate it is not the cold of winter that causes an increase in flu, but the lowered humidity.
Prevention | Hannah Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011
Throughout history, every society produces men and women who possess extraordinary therapeutic skill and insight--born of acquired knowledge, experien...
Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 11.17.2011
"Runny nose, sore throat, sneezing and a low grade fever are the typical symptoms of a common cold", says Dr. Steven Magid, associate professor of med...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.07.2012