Your mom probably used to assure you that doing this one thing was guaranteed to make you sick. But is it true? arthurhidden - stock.adobe.com It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of ...

The moment a plane touches down, travelers exhale with relief. The adventure begins, and the promise of new experiences fills the air. Yet, for many, that excitement is quickly replaced by the ...

Catching a cold is almost a rite of passage for the chilly winter months when people and viruses are often in close quarters. And that’s especially true among children, who aren’t stingy about what ...

Most of us remember the stern warnings from parents or grandparents about never leaving the house with wet hair during cold weather. They were convinced it would lead straight to sniffles and sneezes.

What’s the deal with summertime sniffles? Most everyone looks forward to summer — time to get away, get outside and have some fun. So what could be more unfair than catching a cold when it’s warm? How ...

In episode 4 of “Rose Walk and Talk,” Akiko Iwasaki, the Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and professor of dermatology and of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at Yale School of ...

Winter may bring relief from summer heat, but cold weather can also usher in risks for people who have cancer. From an increased risk of hypothermia to being more prone to catching a cold, you may ...

Not wearing a coat to ward off winter's chill won't give you a cold. But it might weaken your body's resistance to the germs that will give you a cold -- or the flu or whatever other bug is ...

One piece of "conventional wisdom" has echoed through households for generations, threatening those just trying to rush out the door. An internist weighs in on an eternal flu superstition. It’s OK to ...