People have long associated being cold with getting sick. With the advent of germ theory, doctors and scientists began to suspect that it wasn’t the temperature itself making people fall ill, but ...

New research suggests that cold weather may actually affect the human body's immune response, making us more susceptible to colds, flus and other upper respiratory infections. Dr. Benjamin Bleier, a ...

According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, airborne diseases transmit as very small, infectious ...

Catching the “common cold” means you’ve been infected with an upper respiratory virus. Unlike the name implies, the common cold can be caused by more than 200 hundred different viruses, including ...

A new study led by a UC San Francisco sleep researcher supports what parents have been saying for centuries: to avoid getting sick, be sure to get enough sleep. The team, which included researchers at ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – How many times have you heard this: “Put a jacket on or you’ll catch a cold!” It happens to be one of those rare days in Florida where it’s pretty cold outside. So how true is ...

Catching a cold is almost a rite of passage for the chilly winter months when people and viruses are often in close quarters. And that’s especially true among children, who aren’t stingy about what ...

It's officially cold season. Have you had a running nose, dealt with coughing or caught a cold? If you didn't catch a cold, then perhaps it's because of your Port City surroundings. Wilmington was ...

True or false? You can catch a cold by not dressing warmly enough. The short answer is false. We’re working for you to explain why it still might be a good idea to listen to your mom, and add on the ...

Your mom probably used to assure you that doing this one thing was guaranteed to make you sick. But is it true? arthurhidden - stock.adobe.com It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of ...