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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The winter months bring an increase in respiratory illnesses, leaving many people wondering whether their symptoms indicate a common cold or influenza. While both conditions affect the respiratory ...