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 ...

You can typically expect to recover from a cold in 7-10 days. Get plenty of rest and hydration to ease your cold symptoms and recover faster. You may have lingering symptoms, such as a cough, for up ...

The season has arrived for running noses, sore throats, and hacking coughs. While typically not a life-threatening illness, the common cold is one of the most widespread diseases in the world and a ...

Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in ...

(The Conversation) – It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable ...

The runny nose and congestion from a common cold may feel as if it will never end, but cold viruses — rhinovirus is the most common one — only last so long. If you know that your symptoms are from a ...

Perhaps you are one of millions of cold sufferers who tried a zinc supplement to rid yourself of pesky symptoms like runny nose and cough only to find disappointment. After a week of slamming zinc ...