Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Respiratory illnesses can strike even in the summer. (Getty Images) (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Just as you’re getting ready to hit ...

Many people think of December and January as the two months of the year you're likely to catch the common cold, but “cold season” actually stretches from late August through April. That means only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food & Wine / Getty Images Have you ever noticed everyone seems to be sick in February? That’s not just your perception. According ...

Researchers at two California universities say they may be close to finding the elusive cure for the common cold. The secret, they say, lies in humans, not the virus itself. Stanford Medicine, working ...

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 ...

You wake up with a stuffy nose, a scratchy throat, and that unmistakable feeling of a cold coming on. Your first thought? “Maybe I should get antibiotics to knock this out quickly.” But here’s the ...

Is that cough and lingering headache a sign of a common cold, the flu, or worse — COVID-19? The seasonal winter holidays bring a spike in cold, flu and COVID-19 symptoms and case according to Johns ...

In the mid-1950s, scientist Winston Price identified a virus responsible for the common cold. Price dubbed his discovery the ‘JH virus' in honor of his employer (Johns Hopkins University), and set out ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bay Area scientists believe we are on the verge of a cure for the common cold. Teams at Stanford and UCSF have announced a major first step. It involves temporarily disabling a ...

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What's the story with echinacea? Many herb teas contain it, and many people swear by it as a cold remedy. But I've also seen headlines saying that the herb has no medicinal value whatsoever. Can you ...