A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

A common cold affects people differently. While some suffer from mild symptoms, for others, it can be life-threatening. A new ...

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Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

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Here's are the best remedies for the common cold, flu, and other respiratory illnesses, which spread quickly during winter.

Before germs were first spied under a microscope by Robert Koch, a doctor from East Prussia, catching colds was blamed on evil spirits, foul weather, and medical enigmas such as blood impurities. Koch ...

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Using a laboratory model of the human nose, scientists have investigated why the severity of common-cold infections varies so ...

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Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not alone. Last ...