Cold and Flu

When flu season comes around, eating foods high in zinc may help protect against the cold and flu. Here's how...

Whether you're a frequent neti pot user or it's your first time, these tips will ensure your sinuses are cleared...

Boosting your immunity could be as simple as drinking this popular hot beverage daily.

These ulcers on your tongue, gums or inside your lips or cheeks have a host of possible causes—allergies, injury, infection,...

Feeling irritable, moody, and unable to concentrate when you have a cold? It's not you being a grump—it's your body's...

Got a nagging cough? Before you reach for a drugstore suppressant, try one of these home remedies for soothing cough...

It's not because of all those ice pops you ate for breakfast.

No one wants to get sick, but somehow we always do. Here's what you could be doing better to stave...

Flu season is here! Be prepared with a flu-fighting kit filled with remedies recommended by health care professionals.

Top manners experts offer their tips on how to handle those excruciatingly uncomfortable (and germy) moments that pop up during...

Anyone who has endured the flu knows it isn't fun—and that's especially true of the flu in children. Here's how...

As soon as the leaves on the trees start turning, you can bet that it's cold and flu season. Here's...

Look in your cabinets for some potential cold sore relief—and possibly ways to prevent future breakouts, too

When you're feeling congested, a steaming hot bowl of Thai curry or some delicious Indian vindaloo might just help you...

As if suffering symptoms of a respiratory infection such as a cold, the flu, bronchitis, or pneumonia isn't miserable enough,...

We don't yet know how to cure the common cold, but we know one factor that definitely makes it feel...

Let's talk about germs on your favorite beauty products. Do you really need to throw out that prized, discontinued lipstick?

Turn your kitchen cabinet into a medicine cabinet with these home remedies for colds that feature herbs, spices, and other...

Here, the immunity-boosting tips you need to stop from getting sick this cold and flu season.

Constantly blowing your nose could leave you with a chapped nose. Here's how to prevent dryness and redness

A good smooch is a nice thing with the right someone, but should you still pucker up if they're under...

Colds and the flu are a primary cause for laryngitis. Get back up and communicating faster with this advice on...

No one likes a jab in the arm, but fear of flu shot pain shouldn't keep you from making this...

If you can’t stop reaching for the tissues, one of these causes might be behind your runny nose.

Yep, it's that time of year again! Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming flu season, flu vaccines...

This report sheds light on the swine flu pandemic of 2009-2010 and the lessons we can learn from it.

Surprising accounts -- and lifesaving lessons -- from the race to stay ahead of the virus sweeping the world.