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 ...

Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site ...

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

GoodRx reports that choosing the right OTC cold and flu medicine involves checking ingredients to manage symptoms effectively ...

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

There are some over-the-counter (OTC) medications that may be part of your daily routine, like taking melatonin every night before you go to bed or a multivitamin in the morning. Then there are the ...

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

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ATLANTA — More than 1,500 toddlers and babies wound up in emergency rooms over a two-year period and three died because of bad reactions to cold or cough medicine, federal health officials reported ...

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