The FDA reveals that phenylephrine, a popular decongestant, is no better than a placebo. Discover what this means for your ...

There's still no cure for the common cold. Cold medicines seek to relieve symptoms rather than cure the illness or make it go away faster. Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and self-care may help ...

Nasal irrigation is cheap, safe and recommended by leading experts on sinus health. I saw the news recently that the Food and ...

Although cold and flu medications often contain antihistamines, research shows that antihistamines aren’t very effective for treating symptoms of the common cold. Most experts say that histamine ...

Perhaps the worst part of a cold is a stuffy nose; not being able to breathe as you normally would is zero percent fun.

“If you think you might have the flu, you should get tested, as there are medications that can help shorten the illness,” ...

Nasal irrigation can be a useful addition to the management of chronic upper respiratory conditions, including nasal ...

Vaccines can help head off RSV, COVID and flu, but there's no vaccine to protect against the common cold. While Grandma's advice on prevention is still sound, experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine dismiss ...

Well, sort of. While colder temperatures don’t directly cause the common cold, they can weaken your immune system, according to Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. “We find in colder ...