When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work ...

Researchers grew nasal tissue in a lab to unlock clues about how your body battles the common cold.

A new study shows the intricacies of the cold virus and how it interacts with nasal airway cells, revealing why some people ...

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 ...

Dear Doctors: My wife started getting sick a few days before Halloween. We were worried that it was going to turn into a bad respiratory illness, but it stayed in her nose and throat. That's a common ...

Your chances of catching a cold—and how miserable it feels—may depend more on your body than on the virus itself.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Adults on average get one or two colds per year, with children getting up to six, and they usually last four to five days. The symptoms are runny nose, dry cough, ...

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms. Vaccines are available for COVID-19, the flu and RSV. However, there is no ...

The common cold looks trivial compared with illnesses that fill intensive care units, yet it still knocks out workers, empties classrooms and costs health systems huge sums every winter. Despite ...

A sweeping analysis of more than a thousand patients finds that antibiotics offer no relief for viral colds or purulent nasal discharge, while increasing side effects. Study: Antibiotics for the ...

A runny nose, scratchy throat, and deep cough can make even simple daily tasks feel miserable. While there's no instant cure ...