Alcohol impairs the body’s ability to deal with cold, said Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, a University of North Carolina emergency medicine physician. It also can make you feel warmer than you actually are, ...

While many people assume lingering symptoms are part of the recovery process, recurring colds with symptoms that keep coming back can often point to underlying factors that are being overlooked, ...

We are in the middle of cold and flu season as well as in the heart of cedar fever season in Central Texas. Most of the flu seen locally and nationally has been flu A, specifically the H3N2 subclade K ...

Millions of people in the United States are in the middle an exceptional cold stretch — one of the longest in decades for some — and it’s only going to get more brutal headed into next week. More than ...

Cattle producers across the U.S. are dealing with winter weather. Cattle are naturally adapted to cold weather, but their ability to stay warm depends on factors such as their winter coat, body ...

Largest regional grid sees electricity prices spike MISO imports power from another grid to meet demand amid gas supply constraints Texas grid faces winter storm test, but improvements reduce blackout ...

NEW ORLEANS — There are a lot of respiratory illnesses going around, and it's no fun being sick and missing parades. So, is there is a way to get back on the parade route faster? It's Carnival time ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

When the common cold rips through a household, it can leave a wildly uneven path of symptoms. The same cold-causing rhinovirus that produces barely a sniffle in one person can cause a week of ...