Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food & Wine / Getty Images Have you ever noticed everyone seems to be sick in February? That’s not just your perception. According ...

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 ...

Scientists say the difference may lie in how quickly your body fights back.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. soup for cold The dreaded cold season sneaks up on us when we least expect it, leaving us a sniffling, coughing mess. But as ...

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 ...

As the daily weather is changing rapidly, a growing number of people are falling prey to cold and cough. Coughing is a ...

You wake up with a stuffy nose, a scratchy throat, and that unmistakable feeling of a cold coming on. Your first thought? “Maybe I should get antibiotics to knock this out quickly.” But here’s the ...

While there are certain nutrients are linked to helping recover from the cold faster, a "cure" has been notoriously hard to find. But it turns out scientists are getting pretty darn close, thanks to a ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. There’s no proven cure for a cold, but many people have remedies they swear by when they’re feeling under the weather. (Chicken ...

People may experience excess gas when sick with a cold due to swallowed air, compromised immune function, or stress-related symptoms. The common cold is a viral infection affecting the upper ...