We’re entering peak cold and flu season, so even if you haven’t yet experienced the first sniffle, sore throat, and cough of winter, now’s a good time to become acquainted with the best natural cough ...

IF YOU END UP WITH A COLD BUT DON’T FEEL SICK ENOUGH TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, CONSUMER REPORTS CAN HELP. THERE ARE A FEW TRIED AND TRUE TO KICK THAT COLD FROM HOME. A RUNNY NOSE, SCRATCHY THROAT, AND DRY ...

The common cold strikes most adults two to three times annually, leaving millions searching for relief from the familiar symptoms of congestion, sore throat, and persistent coughing. While no cure ...

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 ...

In a clip from the BBC Archive, people share their homespun remedies for the flu in the late 1950s. We put a few to the test.

Sipping a warm cup of tea can be a soothing home remedy when you have a cold. While research has not established that a specific tea can cure a common cold, certain teas may help alleviate symptoms ...

Forget chicken soup or hot tea. There is a new batch of home flu remedies — and they don’t skimp on the alcohol. When Jeni Britton Bauer, owner of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio, was ...

If you want that runny, stuffy nose to disappear quicker, you might want to try a nasal irrigation system. Internal medicine physician, Harvard Medical School instructor and Ask a Doctor columnist ...

You wake up with a stuffed nose and a scratchy throat. Or perhaps it’s body aches and a cough that won’t quit. All of these symptoms may point to one of the four respiratory bugs that typically ...