Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

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

This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the ...

My wife started getting sick a few days before Halloween. It stayed in her nose and throat. That’s a common cold, right? Why is having a cold so different from when you get the flu?

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

Cold and flu season always comes around when the weather starts to change. But does cold, wet weather actually make you sick? Not really, experts say. But cooler temperatures and dry winter air can ...

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

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

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 ...