Cold air can irritate the airways that carry air into the lungs, potentially causing symptoms like coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing.

Vitamin C may help shorten how long cold symptoms last and their severity when used before cold symptoms start, but not after a cold begins.

It’s no cure — or even a way to prevent colds — but if taken correctly, zinc might help ease symptoms a bit earlier.

Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs.

The National Weather Service uses Cold Weather Alerts to delineate the degrees of danger associated with cold temperatures.

A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for ...

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Most adults have had a cold sore at some point—cold sores are very common. But what can you do as a parent if your child develops cold sores? Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner explains how core sores are ...

Popping a cold sore may be tempting, but it’s generally not a good idea. It can increase the risk of infection and scarring. To speed up healing, rather use an over-the-counter cold sore cream to keep ...