With cold and flu season well underway, this old wives’ tale may be ringing in your ears. But one internal medicine physician puts a damper on the lore, noting that there’s no scientific ...

Catching the “common cold” means you’ve been infected with ... This includes washing or sanitizing your hands frequently, keeping your hands away from your face, staying away from people ...

Now, research published today (December 6) in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology offers up a mechanism that could explain how being cold influences catching a cold: Nasal cell defenses are ...

All of the health measures that people are taking due to the pandemic also help prevent colds – keeping a distance, washing your hands frequently and thoroughly, not touching your face ...

Here, we look at some ways you can minimise your risk of catching colds and flu. Granny was right - keeping warm can help you avoid coughs, colds and flu. Dr Bird says: 'After our exceptionally ...

The common cold affects adults one to two times per year and children up to six times, but many misconceptions persist about ...

Catching a cold from getting cold, or getting wet, sounds like an old wives’ tale but actually there may be more to it as Dr Saleyha Ahsan reveals. Research from the Common Cold Research ...