The FDA has found that phenylephrine, an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold pills, is no more effective than a placebo ...

The bottom line: While echinacea supplements could play a role in boosting your immune system, it’s hard to definitively say ...

Here’s what the science says about what helps with a stuffy nose, what doesn’t and how else to breathe easier.

It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling and full-on ...

FOR some people, it starts with a scratchy throat followed by a tickly cough. For others, a headache comes first, before a ...

Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known as the common cold – afflict everyone, typically three times per year, ...

Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body, identifying key cellular checkpoints that are important targets of the virus.

Colds don’t respond to antibiotics, and most over-the-counter medications deliver modest results at best. In recent years, ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing flu cases this week. “The colder weather is here and so ...

Doctors are cautioning people against taking Tylenol together with certain cold medicines, as the combination may lead to ...

Researchers said a survey of U.S. adults found 72% say sleepiness sometimes, often or always gets in the way of their ...

A once-a-day pill could offer “more access” to weight loss medication, experts have said after a new study confirmed the ...