You might think a runny nose and sniffles are nothing serious, but when a child suddenly wakes up screaming from intense ...

We’ve all been there. You’ve got an annoying cold, but you’re not sick enough to go to the doctor. Consumer Reports can help.

Most of us have heard the adage “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” It comes from an outdated theory that a cold makes your body ...

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

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

Sunbeams through the windows illuminate floating dust motes—and, imperceptibly, microdroplets of mucus carrying the measles virus, expelled from an infected but asymptomatic child who is hopping and ...

NEBRASKA (KCAU) — The flu isn’t the only disease to watch out for this time of year. The Nebraska Department of Health and ...

The first-ever comprehensive study to estimate the prevalence of otitis media (OM) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has revealed some of the world's highest rates of childhood middle ear disease. Published ...

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local ...

H3N2 influenza cases are rising across India. Doctors explain how it differs from a common cold, key danger signs like chest ...

At least two cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been identified in two Kona schools over the past week.