Sophie Bell, 17, had been suffering from a cold and daily headaches for around a month before making the discovery ...

WHEN Sophie Bell’s swelled to the size of a ‘golf ball’, her mum Carol assumed she’d just been rubbing it too much after a ...

A woman who had been fit and healthy started to suffer a series of coughs and colds in October 2023, and found herself ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical ...

Juanita Francisco's son Eddie recalls that when he was 13 years old, the antibiotics he was given for an infection caused an ...

Your cold symptoms may feel worse at night because of increased immune system activity, changing levels of cortisol, and even your sleeping position.

Researchers conclude that antibiotics should not be used to treat the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis.

Decongestant or antihistamine medicines are sometimes given to children with acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media). It is unclear whether decongestants or antihistamines are effective ...

Many people demand antibiotics for common illnesses, but experts warn they should only be used for bacterial infections.

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

Antibiotics are often described as modern medicine’s miracle drugs, and for good reason. A cut on the leg could become a life ...